agriculture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

Pronunciation

/ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.tʃə/ En-uk-agriculture.ogg /ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.tʃɚ/ /ˈæɡ.ɹəˌkʌl.tʃɚ/ /ˈeɪ̯ɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.tʃɚ/ /ˈeɪ̯ɡ.ɹəˌkʌl.tʃɚ/ En-us-agriculture.ogg /ˌəɡ.rɪˌkəl.tʃər/

Word forms

agriculture agricultures

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle French agriculturebor. Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros Proto-Italic *agros Latin ager Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūra Latin agricultūrabor. Middle English agriculture English agriculture 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.

Synonyms

farming husbandry

Related words

ag agri- agricultural agriculturist agro-

Derived words

agribusiness agriculturer agriculturism agriculturize agrihood agritainment antiagriculture astroagriculture hydroagriculture intensive agriculture permaculture petroculture plasticulture postagriculture preagriculture precision agriculture traditional agriculture vegeculture

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