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ag•ri•ol•o•gy
(ag′rē ol′ə jē),USA pronunciation n.
ag•ri•o•log•i•cal
(ag′rē ə loj′i kəl),USA pronunciation adj.
ag′ri•ol′o•gist, n.
- Anthropologythe comparative study of nonliterate cultures.
- Greek ágrio(s) uncultivated, wild (agr(ós) field + -ios adjective, adjectival suffix) + -logy
- 1875–80;
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