English Explanatory Dictionary

agrarian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, or relating to, the ownership, tenure and cultivation of land.
  2. Agricultural or rural.
  3. Wild; said of plants growing in a cultivated field.
noun
  1. A person who advocates the political interests of working farmers.

Pronunciation

/əˈɡɹɛ(ə)ɹi.ən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-agrarian.wav

Word forms

agrarian more agrarian most agrarian agrarians

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros Proto-Italic *agros Latin ager Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -ārius Latin agrāriusder. Middle French agrarienbor. English agrarian From Middle French agrarien, from Latin agrarius (“of the land”), from stem of ager (“field”) + -arius.

Derived words

agrarianism agrarianization agrarianize agrarianly agrarianness agrarian party agrarian scissors antiagrarian nonagrarian unagrarian
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