agriculture

UK /ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.tʃə/ US /ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.tʃə/

noun 1

Definitions

noun

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

Near-synonym: husbandry

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

modern

efficient

intensive

organic

sustainable

traditional

peasant

subsistence

VERB + AGRICULTURE

be employed in, be engaged in, work in

depend on

Many families in rural areas depend on agriculture for their income and survival.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

noun — a large-scale farming enterprise

agribusiness

noun — the federal department that administers programs that provid

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Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Meronyms: tillage, cropping

Wiktionary

Near-synonym: husbandry

Wiktionary

Biotechnology will bring about a revolution in agriculture.

Tatoeba · #35551

The country's economy depends on agriculture.

Tatoeba · #47908

And in many countries, where the animals are already under pressure because their homes are being destroyed by agriculture, things can get even worse.

Tatoeba · #50826

Some day man will reclaim the desert for agriculture.

Tatoeba · #66162

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