Agriculture Definition
ăgrĭ-kŭlchər
noun
The science, art, and business of cultivating soil, producing crops, and raising livestock; farming.
American Heritage
The science and art of farming; work or business of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock.
Webster's New World
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock; tillage; husbandry; farming.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- usda
- Agriculture Department
- Department of Agriculture
- husbandry
- farming
- proserpina
- pomona
- persephone
- kore
- frey
- dionysus
- dionysos
- demeter
- ceres
- factory-farm
Antonyms:
Other Word Forms of Agriculture
Noun
Singular:
agriculture
Plural:
agriculturesOrigin of Agriculture
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Middle English from Latin agrīcultūra agrī genitive of ager field agro- in Indo-European roots cultūra cultivation culture
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin agricultura, from ager, "field" + cultura, "cultivation". See acre, and culture.
From Wiktionary
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