"cultivage" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From French cultivage. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|cultivage}} French cultivage Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cultivage (uncountable)
  1. (rare) The art or act of cultivating; cultivation. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cultivage-en-noun-biZtTGT1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "And on the other part, the Greeks are as unwilling to be induſtrious in Arts, Trafficke or Cultivage; ſeeing what they poſſeſſe is not their owne, but is taken from them at all occaſions, with tyranny & oppreſſion. […] Leaving Ahetzo behind us, and entring the Countrey of the Agaroes, wee found the beſt inhabitants halfe clad, the vulgars naked, the Countrey void of Villages, Rivers, or cultivage:[…]",
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