agr-

¹ American  

1. variant of agro- or agri- before a vowel.

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agr. ² American  

abbreviation

1. agricultural.

2. agriculture.

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agr. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. agricultural

2. agriculture

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AGR ² British  

abbreviation

1. advanced gas-cooled reactor

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Usage

What does agr- mean? Agr- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “field,” "soil," or "crop production." It is very occasionally used in technical terms, especially in agriculture.Agr- is a variant of agro- (from Greek agrós, “tilled land”) or agri- (extracted from agriculture and rooted in the Latin ager, “field”), which loses their -o- or -i-, respectively, when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels.Want to know more? Read our Words That Use articles for agro- and agri-.

Example Sentences

VW's former Kaluga factory, which has annual production capacity of 225,000 vehicles, was renamed AGR Automotive by its new owner.

From Reuters

Chery and AGR Automotive declined to comment.

From Reuters

Under current plans, even with the extensions agreed today, the country's entire fleet of AGR reactors is due to close by 2028.

From BBC

Goetz, AGR and eight other linked companies will have their U.S.-based assets blocked under the sanctions, it said.

From Washington Post

AGR’s website no longer operates, and the company’s phone was off when called for comment.

From Washington Post