agriculture

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word agriculture. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word agriculture, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say agriculture in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word agriculture you have here. The definition of the word agriculture will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofagriculture, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Wikiversity

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæɡɹɪˌkʌltʃə/
  • (file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæɡɹɪˌkʌlt͡ʃɚ/
  • (file)
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈeɪɡɹɪˌkʌlt͡ʃɚ/

Noun

agriculture (plural agricultures)

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

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See also

References

  1. ^ agriculture, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

French

Etymology

From agri- +‎ culture, or borrowed from Latin agricultūra.

Pronunciation

Noun

agriculture f (plural agricultures)

  1. agriculture

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Middle French

Noun

agriculture f (uncountable)

  1. agriculture