agriculture

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English

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Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈæɡɹɪˌkʌltʃə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæɡɹɪˌkʌlt͡ʃɚ/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈeɪɡɹɪˌkʌlt͡ʃɚ/

Noun

agriculture (countable and uncountable, plural agricultures)

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

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French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ɡʁi.kyl.tyʁ/

Noun

agriculture f (plural agricultures)

1. agriculture

Derived terms

• agriculture de subsistance

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Descendants

• Haitian Creole: agrikilti

Further reading

• “agriculture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• agriculteur

Middle French

Noun

agriculture f (uncountable)

1. agriculture