agriculture

B1 Topic:Plants & Agriculture

Also spelled agri-culture

US /ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.tʃɚ/ UK /ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.tʃə/ See IPA manual

Freq #11564

Meanings

1

noun
The practice of farming, including growing crops and raising animals.

Agriculture remains the main source of income in many rural areas.
2

noun
Large-scale commercial farming as an industry.

Modern agriculture relies on machines and chemical fertilizers.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the practice of farming,... farming husbandry

2 noun · large-scale commercial... agribusiness

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Phrases (1)

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intensive agriculture
Farming that uses substantial labor, materials, or technology to obtain high yields from the available land.

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle French agriculturebor. Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros Proto-Italic *agros Latin ager Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūra Latin agricultūrabor. Middle English agriculture English agriculture From Middle English agriculture, partly from Middle French agriculture and partly from its etymon Latin agricultūra, from ager (“field”) + cultūra (“cultivation”). See acre and culture.

*kʷel- Proto-Indo-European agriculture Middle English agricultūra Latin

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Topics

Plants & Agriculture

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# agriculture

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.tʃɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.tʃə/
**Frequency rank:** 11564

## Meanings
1. The practice of farming, including growing crops and raising animals.
2. Large-scale commercial farming as an industry.

## Examples
- Agriculture remains the main source of income in many rural areas.
- Modern agriculture relies on machines and chemical fertilizers.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *kʷel-
- Root: agriculture
- Root: agricultūra

## Etymology
Etymology tree Middle French agriculturebor. Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros Proto-Italic *agros Latin ager Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūra Latin agricultūrabor. Middle English agriculture English agriculture From Middle English agriculture, partly from Middle French agriculture and partly from its etymon Latin agricultūra, from ager (“field”) + cultūra (“cultivation”). See acre and culture.

## AI Etymology
Agriculture comes from Middle English agriculture, partly from Middle French agriculture and partly from its etymon Latin agricultūra, from ager (“field”) plus cultūra (“cultivation”). Compare acre and culture. The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix.

## Topics
- Plants & Agriculture

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