Refine this word faster

Stronger alternatives Opposite tone Use in context Cross-language nuance

Agriculture

//ˈeɪɡɹɪˌkʌlt͡ʃɚ// noun

Definitions

Noun

1
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the growing and harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock. countable, uncountable
"Meronyms: tillage, cropping"
2
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock wordnet
3
a large-scale farming enterprise wordnet
4
the class of people engaged in growing food wordnet
5
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 wordnet

Etymology

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.

Next best steps

Find stronger synonyms See usage examples Check pronunciation

Mini challenge

Unscramble this word: agriculture