agriculture
146
3.9
- noun
- /ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃər/
:
agricultura
- No bees, no agriculture.
- food and agriculture
- water for agriculture
- agriculture and crops
You know, regenerative agriculture is really nothing new.
- You know, regenerative agriculture is really nothing new.
- It's about us balancing the greenhouse gas emissions from British agriculture by doing three things.
- Moving on, cellular agriculture is a wonderful area of research.
- I'm a I'm a firm supporter of agriculture.
- Those are the only places that could actually sustain agriculture.
- Europeans were interested in preserving their agriculture.
- Mainstream, mainstream agriculture accepts it and uses it.
Examples
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We can do this by giving consideration to three interdependent sectors: agriculture, food, and healthcare.
Academic text (2011) -
We're looking at breakthroughs in agriculture, life support technologies, developments in alternative fuels, and medicine.
Fiction book (1999) -
This map shows the presence of agriculture on planet Earth.
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You know, how do you help cities and agriculture plan for the changes to come?
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Of course the transition to agriculture involved two things.
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My job was to work out computer programs useful to agriculture and connect them with other networks.
Fiction book (1993) -
You know, regenerative agriculture is really nothing new.
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Michael F. Poole looks at their impact on agriculture, food, and healthcare.
Academic text (2011) -
What a primitive society that must have been, barely advanced out of subsistence agriculture!
Academic text (2011) -
Modern agriculture relies heavily on technology to increase crop yields.
Synonyms
157
1.0
The activity of growing crops and raising animals for food
8
6.5
The growing of crops and the keeping of animals on a farm
Compounds
- Formal
28
3.0
A United States government department that makes and runs programs for farming, food safety, and rural communities
- Formal
10
3.0
A part of the United States government that makes and enforces rules about farming and food
- Formal
5
4.4
A government official in charge of the country's farming policy
- Formal
4
3.9
A government minister who leads the department that makes farming policy
- Specialized
3
3.9
A way of farming that meets today's needs without using up resources or harming the environment
1
3.2
A United Nations agency that works to reduce hunger and improve farming worldwide
A United Nations group that works to end hunger and help farming and food supply worldwide
- Specialized
Farming using knowledge about soil and plants to grow crops better
How Developed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Agriculture comes from the Latin parts ager ('field') and cultura ('cultivation'), and the second part is the same root as the familiar word culture. So, agriculture originally means 'field cultivation', which is why it today refers to growing crops and raising animals.