agriculture
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ag·ri·cul·ture
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Definition of agriculture
: 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
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Other Words from agriculture
agriculturist
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or agriculturalist \ -ch(É™-)rÉ™-list
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or agriculturalist \ -ch(É™-)rÉ™-list
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Examples of agriculture in a Sentence
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
People are illegally clearing land in the Amazon for business prospects, such as growing agriculture or raising cattle. — Editors, USA TODAY, "G-7 summit, college football and Amazon wildfires: 5 things to know this weekend," 24 Aug. 2019 Koch Industries says of its agriculture and energy-solutions arm. — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, "This is the Koch Brothers empire," 23 Aug. 2019 Most of the fires are set intentionally to clear land for agriculture and cattle grazing. — New York Times, "As Amazon Fires Become Global Crisis, Brazil’s President Reverses Course," 23 Aug. 2019 The excess funding will be used for the air conditioning project at Gideon Welles, a maintenance fund at the former Eastbury School and to help fund the vocational agriculture program at Glastonbury High School. — Peter Marteka, courant.com, "Glastonbury school system’s 2018-19 budget surplus returns $360,000," 23 Aug. 2019 That is not necessarily comforting: rampant deforestation and the practice of slash-and-burn agriculture are to blame. — The Economist, "Jair Bolsonaro shrugs as the Amazon burns," 23 Aug. 2019 Brando says Brazil had actually reversed a worrying trend of deforestation and slash-and-burn agriculture that peaked in the early 2000s. — Eric Niiler, WIRED, "Humans, More Than Drought, Are Fueling the Amazon's Flames," 22 Aug. 2019 The proposed measure would greenlight cultivation of marijuana for commercial use in the county’s unincorporated areas — land that is considered best suited to agriculture — but not on the same lot as a winery. — Melia Russell, SFChronicle.com, "Pot farms in Wine Country? Napa measure will go to a vote," 21 Aug. 2019 Florida growers said Mexico, the world's largest tomato exporter, has been unfairly undercutting American farmers on price, hurting the state's agriculture. — Dallas News, "U.S. reaches deal with Mexico to drop tariffs on tomatoes," 21 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'agriculture.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for agriculture
agriculture
noun
English Language Learners Definition of agriculture
: the science or occupation of farming
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agriculture
noun
ag·ri·cul·ture
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Kids Definition of agriculture
: the cultivating of the soil, producing of crops, and raising of livestock
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