Added 8 October 2026
agriculture
/ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃə/ noun
In Latin: agricultūra Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about agriculture at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A large-scale farming enterprise.
- The practice of cultivating the land or raising stock.
- The federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862.
Origin
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.
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