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 === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈæɡɹɪˌkʌltʃɚ/ (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈeɪɡɹɪˌkʌlt͡ʃɚ/ (Indic) IPA(key): /əɡrɪkəltʃər/ === 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 ==== ==== 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 == === Noun === agriculture f (uncountable) agriculture