agriculture

[ ag-ri-kuhl-cher ]

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.

agriculture

/ ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃə /

noun

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

agriculture

/ ăg′rĭ-kŭl′chər /

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

Derived Forms

• ˌagriˈculturist, noun
• ˌagriˈcultural, adjective
• ˌagriˈculturally, adverb

Other Words From

• agri·cultur·al adjective
• agri·cultur·al·ly adverb
• preag·ri·cultur·al adjective
• pre·agri·culture noun
• semi·agri·cultur·al adjective
• unag·ri·cultur·al adjective
• unag·ri·cultur·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of agriculture¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin agrīcultūra, from agrī (genitive singular of ager “field”) + cultūra culture

Word History and Origins

Origin of agriculture¹

C17: from Latin agricultūra, from ager field, land + cultūra culture

Example Sentences

Many workers, including those in healthcare, manufacturing, and agriculture, don’t enjoy the ability to work from home.

From Fortune

In less than three decades, most of Southeast Asia’s peatlands have been deforested, drained, and dried for agriculture or other purposes, leaving them vulnerable to wildfires that spew pollution and greenhouse gases.

From MIT Technology Review

This is a problem because machine learning holds great promise for advancing health, agriculture, scientific discovery, and more.

From MIT Technology Review

Have worked on agriculture and food policy, poverty reduction, economic development for well over 50 years now.

From Freakonomics

With Africa much of the focus is on supply chains around health and agriculture including food security—30% to 50% of the food produced in Sub Saharan Africa is estimated to be lost along the supply chain.

From Quartz

Fracking, in this regard, is no different from gypsum mining, or some kinds of industrial agriculture.

From The Daily Beast

The previous guess had been 10,000 years, around the time agriculture emerged.

From The Daily Beast

The film examines labor in the U.S. agriculture sector and the “immoral practices” that affect thousands of farmworkers.

From The Daily Beast

Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture tallied up the costs of raising a child born in 2013.

From The Daily Beast

Agriculture supported larger populations and gave them more goods to fight over.

From The Daily Beast

It laid its hold upon agriculture, sowing and reaping the grain and transporting it to the ends of the earth.

From Project Gutenberg

English Agriculture has a thorough and cleanly aspect which I have rarely observed elsewhere.

From Project Gutenberg

Only in the pursuit of agriculture can the black man not complain that he is discriminated against on account of his color.

From Project Gutenberg

They have developed fishing and agriculture, and have brought the tourist into districts little visited before.

From Project Gutenberg

The bones used in agriculture are chiefly those of cattle, but sheep and horse bones are also employed.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• cultivation
• culture
• horticulture
• husbandry