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Word: Agriculture
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin agricultura, from ager, agr- ‘field’ + cultura ‘growing, cultivation’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈaɡrɪˌkʌltʃə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products
Short Definition:science or practice of farming
Examples:- fungicide resistance is a serious problem facing modern agriculture
- human societies lived by hunting and gathering until the development of agriculture
- the agriculture industry
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