curation in English dictionary curation Meanings and definitions of "curation" The act of curating, of organizing and maintaining a collection of artworks or artifacts. The act of curing or healing. (databases) The manual updating of information in a database. noun The act of curating, of organizing and maintaining a collection of artworks or artifacts. noun (archaic) The act of curing or healing. noun (databases) The manual updating of information in a database. more Grammar and declension of curation curation ( plural curations) curation (countable and uncountable, plural curations) more Sample sentences with "curation" Declension Stem Try again Available translations French German Hungarian Irish Italian Persian Polish Portuguese Slovenian Spanish Swedish Authors