agriculture

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.tʃə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.tʃɚ/, /ˈæɡ.ɹəˌkʌl.tʃɚ/ (Upper Midwestern US, Northwestern US, Canada, æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ̯ɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.tʃɚ/, /ˈeɪ̯ɡ.ɹəˌkʌl.tʃɚ/ (North India) IPA(key): /ˈæːɡ.rɪ.ˈkəl.tʃə(r)/ (South India) IPA(key): /ˈəɡ.rɪ.ˈkəl.tʃə(r)/ Hyphenation: ag‧ri‧cul‧ture === Noun === agriculture (countable and uncountable, plural agricultures) The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the growing and harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock. Alternative form: ag (clipping) Synonym: farming Meronyms: tillage, cropping Near-synonym: husbandry ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Tok Pisin: agrikalsa ==== Translations ==== === References === == French == === Etymology === From agri- +‎ culture, or borrowed from Latin agricultūra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ɡʁi.kyl.tyʁ/ === Noun === agriculture f (plural agricultures) agriculture ==== Derived terms ==== agriculture de subsistance ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: agrikilti Mauritian Creole: lagrikiltir === Further reading === “agriculture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === agriculteur == Middle French == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === agriculture f (uncountable) agriculture