agriculture
Americannoun
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the science, art, or occupation concerned with cultivating land, raising crops, and feeding, breeding, and raising livestock; farming.
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the production of crops, livestock, or poultry.
noun
Other Word Forms
- agricultural adjective
- agriculturally adverb
- agriculturist noun
- preagricultural adjective
- preagriculture noun
- semiagricultural adjective
- unagricultural adjective
- unagriculturally adverb
Etymology
Origin of agriculture
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin agrīcultūra, from agrī (genitive singular of ager “field”) + cultūra culture
Example Sentences
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French agriculture minister Annie Genevard said the decision was "very damaging to the functioning of our institutions and, above all, to the spirit of our European institutions".
From Barron's
BASF, the world's biggest chemical group and a key supplier to industries ranging from automotive to agriculture, has launched a major savings drive, in particular directed at its operations in Germany.
From Barron's
"The moderation was expectedly driven by the agriculture and the non-manufacturing industrial sectors," she said in a note.
From Barron's
The two countries also concluded over a dozen bilateral agreements, including on cybersecurity, trade, space exploration, education, investment, agriculture and economic cooperation.
From BBC
Brazil's agriculture ministry published a decree this week ordering the suspension, citing the risk of pests or diseases in cocoa beans coming from the West African nation, claiming its production includes "grains from neighboring countries."
From Barron's
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