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agriculture
[ ag-ri-kuhl-cher ]
noun
- the science, art, or occupation concerned with cultivating land, raising crops, and feeding, breeding, and raising livestock; farming.
- the production of crops, livestock, or poultry.
agriculture
/ ˈæɡɪˌʌʃə /
noun
- the science or occupation of cultivating land and rearing crops and livestock; farming; husbandry geoponic
agriculture
- The science of cultivating land, producing crops, and raising livestock.
Derived Forms
- ˌˈܱٳܰ, adverb
- ˌˈܱٳܰ, adjective
- ˌˈܱٳܰ, noun
Other Word Forms
- r·ܱtܰ· adjective
- r·ܱtܰ··ly adverb
- a··ܱtܰ· adjective
- ·۾·ܱtܰ noun
- semi·r·ܱtܰ· adjective
- ܲa··ܱtܰ· adjective
- ܲa··ܱtܰ··ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of agriculture1
Word History and Origins
Origin of agriculture1
Example Sentences
One respondent goes as far as to call the Mexican secretary of agriculture a "worm talking about a worm."
With the rise of environmental awareness in the 1960s and '70s — Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring,” the backlash to pesticides, the fallout from industrial agriculture — processed foods became suspect.
In a crowning irony, even at the expense of 14.5 million lives lost, fully mechanized Soviet agriculture was no more efficient than the system it replaced.
He tells the BBC that President Trump's first term was "excellent for Brazilian agriculture" as "Trump's tariffs in that time favoured us".
Diplomatic efforts to address the dispute have failed but Tanzania's agriculture minister said fresh talks were ongoing.
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