Noun

The art or act of cultivating; improvement of land for or by agriculture

The heavy cultivation of the hillside led to soil erosion.

The state of being cultivated or used for agriculture

''These fields are in cultivation .

Devotion of time or attention to the improvement of (something)

His steadfast cultivation of their relationship finally bore fruit.

Advancement or refinement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition

She is a woman of great cultivation .

Noun

(-) (wikipedia training)

Action of the verb to train .

The activity of imparting and acquiring skills.

*{{quote-magazine, date=2012-01

, author=Stephen Ledoux , title=Behaviorism at 100 , volume=100, issue=1, page=60 , magazine= citation , passage=Becoming more aware of the progress that scientists have made on behavioral fronts can reduce the risk that other natural scientists will resort to mystical agential accounts when they exceed the limits of their own disciplinary training .}}

The result of good social upbringing.

(computing) The process by which two modems determine which protocol and speed to use; handshaking.

(voice recognition ) The recording of multiple samples of a user's voice to aid pattern recognition.