agriculture

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agriculture

/ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃə/ UK
/ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/ US
/ˈæɡ.ɹəˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/ US
/ˈeɪ̯ɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/
/ˈeɪ̯ɡ.ɹəˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/
/ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkɐl.t͡ʃə/ Australia
/ˈæɡ.ɹəˌkɐl.t͡ʃə/ Australia
/ˈɛɡ.ɹəˌkɐl.t͡ʃə/ New Zealand
/ˈæːɡ.rɪ.ˈkəl.t͡ʃə(r)/ India, North
/ˈəɡ.rɪ.ˈkəl.t͡ʃə(r)/ India, South

Where it comes from

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.

noun agricultures

countable, uncountable The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the growing and harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock. Meronyms: tillage, cropping
Similar: farming, husbandry

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: agribusiness, farming, husbandry, agriculture department, agricultural, agri, agrarian, agronomy, crop, agronomic, farmland, agroforestry, cultivation, farm, plantation, farmer

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noun the art or science of cultivating the ground

Español	agricultura
한국어	농업 nong'eop, 농사 nongsa
日本語	農業 nōgyō, 農耕 nōkō, 農事 nōji
中文	農業 /农业 nóngyè, 農事 /农事 nóngshì
हिन्दी	कृषि kŕṣi, खेती khetī, कृषिकर्म kŕṣikarm
Kiswahili	kilimo
Português	agricultura
Français	agriculture
Deutsch	Landwirtschaft, Ackerbau, Agrikultur, Agrarwirtschaft
Italiano	agricoltura
Ελληνικά	γεωργία georgía
Română	agricultură
Русский	се́льское хозя́йство sélʹskoje xozjájstvo, земле́делие zemlédelije, агрокульту́ра agrokulʹtúra, фе́рмерство férmerstvo, агрикульту́ра agrikulʹtúra
Tiếng Việt	nông nghiệp
العربية	زِرَاعَة zirāʕa, فِلَاحَة filāḥa
עברית	חַקְלָאוּת khakla'út

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@misc{agriculture_2026,
  title = {agriculture},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/agriculture},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}