agriculture
//ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.tʃə//
Forms
- Plural
- agricultures
Definitions
1.The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the growing and harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3633
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
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Middle French agriculturebor.
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros
Proto-Italic *agros
Latin ager
Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti
Proto-Italic *kʷelō
Latin colō
Proto-Indo-European *-tew-?