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a combining form meaning “field,” “soil,” “crop production,” used in the formation of compound words: agronomy.

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Origin of agro-

<Greek, combining form of agrós tilled land. See acre

Words nearby agro-

Agrippa, Agrippina, Agrippina II, agritourism, Agrius, agro-, agrobacteria, agrobiology, agrobusiness, agrochemical, agrodolce

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How to use agro- in a sentence

It has a frontage of one hundred feet on the Via Appia, and an extension in agro of two hundred and thirty feet.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
Fior di limone!Limone agro e non si puoi mangiareMa son pi agre le pene d'amore.
Romance of Roman Villas|Elizabeth W. (Elizbeth Williams) Champney
His artibus cum Hannibalem Fabius in agro Falerno locorum angustiis clausisset, ille sine ullo exercitus detrimento se expedivit.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond
The words ex agro Sabino form an attributive phrase qualifying Romanos just as rusticos does.
Cato Maior de Senectute|Marcus Tullius Cicero

Nullam, attamen, ex agro illo meo parvulo segetem demessui, præter gaudium vacuum bene de Republica merendi.
The Biglow Papers|James Russell Lowell

British Dictionary definitions for agro-

agro-

combining form

denoting fields, soil, or agricultureagronomy

Word Origin for agro-

from Greek agros field

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