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arable
[ ar-uh-buhl ]
/ ˈær ə bəl /
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adjective
capable of producing crops; suitable for farming; suited to the plow and for tillage: arable land; arable soil.
noun
land that can be or is cultivated.
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Origin of arable
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British Dictionary definitions for arable
arable
/ (ˈærəbəl) /
adjective
(of land) being or capable of being tilled for the production of crops
of, relating to, or using such landarable farming
noun
arable land or farming
Word Origin for arable
C15: from Latin arābilis that can be ploughed, from arāre to plough
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