agriculture

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noun (1)

ag·​ri·​cul·​ture ˈa-gri-ˌkəl-chər 

: the science, art, or practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock and in varying degrees the preparation and marketing of the resulting products

cleared the land to use it for agriculture

agriculturist

ˌa-gri-ˈkəl-ch(ə-)rist 

noun

or agriculturalist

ˌa-gri-ˈkəl-ch(ə-)rə-list 

agriculturist

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noun (2)

ag·​ri·​cul·​tur·​ist ¦a-gri-¦kəl-ch(ə-)rist 

variants or agriculturalist

ˌa-gri-ˈkəl-ch(ə-)rə-list 

plural -s

1

: one trained in the theory or science of agriculture

2

: farmer, husbandman

Synonyms of agriculture

Noun (1)

• farming

Examples of agriculture in a Sentence

Noun (1)

They cleared the land to use it for agriculture.

the forest was cut down, and the land given over to agriculture

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

That dividing line is a growing source of concern for the town’s residents, whose economy largely depends on tourism and agriculture. — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

The Everglades has been severely altered by urban development, agriculture, invasive species and more. — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026

The Rodale Institute is the heartbeat of organic and regenerative organic agriculture; the Rodale family coined those very terms. — Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Most were built higher into livestock fences only in the last decades of the 18th and early decades of the 19th centuries, when sheep farming became the dominant form of agriculture in New England. — Matt Seaton, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin agricultura, from ager field + cultura cultivation — more at acre, culture entry 1

First Known Use

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1731, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing agriculture

• community-supported agriculture

Rhymes for agriculture

• apiculture
• aquaculture
• counterculture
• floriculture
• horticulture
• mariculture
• monoculture
• sericulture
• silviculture
• viticulture
• arboriculture
• culture

Kids Definition

agriculture

noun

ag·​ri·​cul·​ture ˈag-ri-ˌkəl-chər 

: the science or occupation of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock : farming

agriculturist

ˌag-ri-ˈkəlch- (ə-)rəst 

noun

or agriculturalist

-(ə-)rə-ləst