the science or occupation of cultivating land and rearing crops and livestock; farming; husbandry
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ag•ri•cul•ture /ˈægrɪˌkʌltʃɚ/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
ag•ri•cul•tur•al•ist, n. [countable]
ag•ri•cul•tur•al•ly, adv. See -agr-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Agriculturethe science, art, or work concerned with cultivating land, raising crops, and feeding and raising livestock;
farming.
ag•ri•cul•tur•al•ist, n. [countable]
ag•ri•cul•tur•al•ly, adv. See -agr-.
ag•ri•cul•ture
(ag′ri kul′chər),USA pronunciation n.
ag′ri•cul′tur•al, adj.
ag′ri•cul′tur•al•ly, adv.
- Agriculturethe science, art, or occupation concerned with cultivating land, raising crops, and feeding, breeding, and raising livestock;
farming. - Agriculturethe production of crops, livestock, or poultry.
- Agricultureagronomy.
- Latin agrīcultūra, equivalent. to agrī (genitive singular of ager) field + cultūra culture
- Middle French
- late Middle English 1425–75
ag′ri•cul′tur•al•ly, adv.
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'agriculture' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
A.Agr.
- Arkansas
- B.Agr.
- B.S.A.
- B.V.A.
- Barnstaple
- Basket Maker
- Beltsville small white
- Bhagalpur
- Boyd Orr
- Brigit
- Ceres
- Charlemagne
- D.Agr.
- Dagan
- Dagon
- Demeter
- Department of Agriculture
- Durango
- East Timor
- Eastern Cape
- FAO
- Food and Agriculture Organization
- Forest Service
- Four Modernizations
- Four-H Club
- Future Farmers of America
- Gerzean
- Gosplan
- Gotland
- Hot Springs
- Idaho
- Kazakhstan
- Laois
- Limpopo
- MAF
- Mpumalanga
- North West
- Northamptonshire
- Northern Cape
- Orange Free State
- Paraíba
- Pembrokeshire
- Perth and Kinross
- Querétaro
- Rhineland-Palatinate
- San Luis Potosí
- Saskatchewan
- Saturn
- Scottish Borders