agric
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A word part meaning field or farming used in other words
- other
- Specialized
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agricola
- In biology class, we studied how the prefix agric indicates a connection to farming.
Examples
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Many scientific terms related to farming begin with the combining form agric.
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The prefix agric is found in words like 'agriculture' and 'agriculturalist'.
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Students learned that agric comes from a Latin word meaning 'field'.
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The agricultural sector is vital for the economy.
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Many agricultural practices have evolved over time.
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The prefix agric is commonly used in terms like 'agriculture' and 'agricultural products.'
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The term agric refers to fields and farming in words such as 'agrarian' and 'agriculturalism.'
Surface Forms
agric main
Etymology
Agric is a word part that means 'field' or 'farming' and comes from the Latin ager 'field', as you can see in agriculture and agriculturalist. So words containing agric are about farming or fields.
