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agriculture

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English agriculture, partly from Middle French agriculture and partly from its etymon Latin agricultūra,[1] from ager (field) + cultūra (cultivation). See acre and culture.

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Noun

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agriculture (countable and uncountable, plural agricultures)

  1. The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the growing and harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock.
    Alternative form: ag (clipping)
    Synonym: farming
    Meronyms: tillage, cropping
    Near-synonym: husbandry

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Translations

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References

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

French

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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agriculture f (plural agricultures)

  1. agriculture

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Descendants

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  • Haitian Creole: agrikilti
  • Mauritian Creole: lagrikiltir

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Middle French

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Noun

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agriculture f (uncountable)

  1. agriculture