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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ag·ri·cul·ture \\ˈa-gri-ˌkəl-chər\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin agricultura, from ager field + cultura cultivation — more at acre , culture
DATE 15th century
: the science, art, or practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock and in varying degrees the preparation and marketing of the resulting products : farming • ag·ri·cul·tur·ist \\ˌa-gri-ˈkəl-ch(ə-)rist\\ or ag·ri·cul·tur·al·ist \\-ch(ə-)rə-list\\ noun
agriculture
c.1600, from L. agricultura "cultivation of the land," compound of agri cultura "cultivation of land," from agri, gen. of ager "a field" (see acre) + cultura "cultivation" (see culture).
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishagriculture
noun ADJ. modern | efficient | intensive | organic | sustainable | traditional | peasant | subsistence VERB + AGRICULTURE be employed in, be engaged in, work in | depend on 50 % of the country's population depend on agriculture. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 agriculture
agri·cul·ture / 5A^rikQltFE(r) / noun[U]
the science or practice of farming
农业；农学；农艺:
The number of people employed in agriculture has fallen in the last decade.
过去十年,农业从业人数已经下降。
• agri·cul·tural / 7A^ri5kQltFErEl / adj.:
agricultural policy / land / production / development
农业政策/土地/生产/发展
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: tray agriculture , or vocational agriculture , or fire agriculture
ag·ri·cul·ture\ˈagrəˌkəlchə(r), ˈaig- also ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun( -s) Etymology: French, from Latin agricultura, from agri (gen. of ager field) + cultura cultivation — more at acre , culture 1. a. : the science or art of cultivating the soil, harvesting crops, and raising livestock : husbandry , farming b. : the science or art of the production of plants and animals useful to man and in varying degrees the preparation of these products for man's use and their disposal (as by marketing) 2. : farmers
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