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Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek καλλιέργεια (kalliérgeia).
Noun
καλλιέργεια • (kalliérgeia) f (plural καλλιέργειες)
- (biology, microbiology) culture
- κυττάρων μέσα καλλιέργειας ― kyttáron mésa kalliérgeias ― cell culture media
- (figuratively) culture, cultivation
- Η καλλιέργεια των καλύτερων διεθνών σχέσεων ― I kalliérgeia ton kalýteron diethnón schéseon ― the cultivation of better international relations
- Ένας σκοπός του μαθήματος είναι η καλλιέργεια της κριτικής σκέψης. ― Énas skopós tou mathímatos eínai i kalliérgeia tis kritikís sképsis. ― One aim of this course is the cultivation of critical thought.
- (horticulture) culture, cultivation
Declension
declension of καλλιέργεια
Derived terms
See also
- πολιτισμός m (politismós, “culture”) (of country, etc)
- κουλτούρα f (koultoúra, “culture”) (of the arts)
Further reading
- καλλιέργεια - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.