agriculture

nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃə//
United States//ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ//
United States//ˈæɡ.ɹəˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ//
//ˈeɪ̯ɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ//

The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the growing and harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock.

noun

1
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the growing and harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock.
Meronyms: tillage, cropping
Near-synonym: husbandry

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle French agriculturebor. Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros Proto-Italic *agros Latin ager Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūra Latin agricultūrabor. Middle English agriculture English agriculture From Middle English agriculture, partly from Middle French agriculture and partly from its etymon Latin agricultūra, from ager (“field”) + cultūra (“cultivation”). See acre and culture.

Forms

plural: agricultures

agreeing · An agreement.agreement · An understanding between entities to follow a specific course…agricultural · Of or pertaining to agriculture.

agriculture · The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the growing and harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock.

ah · An expression of relief, relaxation, comfort, confusion,…Ah · A prefix of Chinese origin used with a shortened form of…AH · prefix for attack helicopter, helicopter gunship designations

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