agriculture

American  

[ag-ri-kuhl-cher] / ˈæg rɪˌkʌl tʃər /

noun

1. the science, art, or occupation concerned with cultivating land, raising crops, and feeding, breeding, and raising livestock; farming.

2. the production of crops, livestock, or poultry.

3. agronomy.

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agriculture British  

/ ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃə /

noun

1. the science or occupation of cultivating land and rearing crops and livestock; farming; husbandry

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agriculture Scientific  

/ ăg′rĭ-kŭl′chər /

1. The science of cultivating land, producing crops, and raising livestock.

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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

A spokeswoman for the prime minister said he would travel to China starting Jan. 13, with a focus on talks regarding trade, energy, agriculture and international security.

From The Wall Street Journal

For instance, conventional agriculture has enabled no-till farming at scale, which helps preserve soil and reduce erosion.

From Salon

Of the roughly 450,000 technical interns in Japan as of June, just under half were from Vietnam and worked across agriculture, construction and food processing.

From Barron's

Israel has pledged to cooperate with Somaliland in agriculture, health, technology and the economy.

From BBC

Technology, services and human capital long ago displaced agriculture and raw materials as the drivers of American wealth.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• cultivation
• culture
• horticulture
• husbandry