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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
/ ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃə /
noun
the science or occupation of cultivating land and rearing crops and livestock; farming; husbandry
agriculture
The science of cultivating land, producing crops, and raising livestock.
Other Word Forms
- agriculturally adverb
- agricultural adjective
- agriculturist noun
- preagricultural adjective
- preagriculture noun
- semiagricultural adjective
- unagricultural adjective
- unagriculturally adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of agriculture1
Word History and Origins
Origin of agriculture1
Example Sentences
It's an ambition shared by the government -- at least rhetorically -- in a country where critics say a focus on oil has long sidelined investments in agriculture.
And it has expanded a "circular migration" programme that gives West Africans short-term visas to come to Spain for limited periods of seasonal work, mainly in agriculture, and then return.
In 2022, the Environment Audit Committee concluded that agriculture was one of the most common factors preventing rivers from being in good health - affecting 40% of them.
These patterns raise concerns for agriculture, daily life and India's solar energy ambitions, while highlighting where solar panels could be most effective.
Last year an area of the world's forests larger than Scotland was cleared primarily to make way for agriculture, according to an annual deforestation assessment by a broad global coalition of researchers and activists.
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