Definitions for agriculture
ˈæg rɪˌkʌl tʃəragri·cul·ture

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 11 votes

1. agribusiness, agriculture, factory farmnoun

   a large-scale farming enterprise

2. farming, agriculture, husbandrynoun

   the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

3. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Department, Agriculture, USDAnoun

   the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862

4. agriculturenoun

   the class of people engaged in growing food

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.6 / 7 votes

1. agriculturenoun

   The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock; tillage; husbandry; farming.

2. Etymology: From agricultura, from ager, "field" + cultura, "cultivation". See acre, and culture.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Agriculturenoun

   The art of cultivating the ground; tillage; husbandry.

   Etymology: agricultura, Lat.

   He strictly adviseth not to begin to sow before the setting of the stars; which notwithstanding, without injury to agriculture, cannot be observed in England. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   That there was tillage bestowed upon the ground, Moses does indeed intimate in general; as also, what sort of tillage that was, is not expressed: I hope to shew, that their agriculture was nothing near so laborious and troublesome, nor did it take up so much time as ours doth. John Woodward, Nat. History.

   The disposition of Ulysses inclined him to war, rather than the more lucrative, but more secure, method of life, by agriculture and husbandry. Alexander Pope, Odyssey; notes.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Agriculture

   Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to live in cities. The history of agriculture began thousands of years ago. After gathering wild grains beginning at least 105,000 years ago, nascent farmers began to plant them around 11,500 years ago. Sheep, goats, pigs and cattle were domesticated over 10,000 years ago. Plants were independently cultivated in at least 11 regions of the world. Industrial agriculture based on large-scale monoculture in the twentieth century came to dominate agricultural output, though about 2 billion people still depended on subsistence agriculture. The major agricultural products can be broadly grouped into foods, fibers, fuels, and raw materials (such as rubber). Food classes include cereals (grains), vegetables, fruits, cooking oils, meat, milk, eggs, and fungi. Over one-third of the world's workers are employed in agriculture, second only to the service sector, although in recent decades, the global trend of a decreasing number of agricultural workers continues, especially in developing countries, where smallholding is being overtaken by industrial agriculture and mechanization that brings an enormous crop yield increase. Modern agronomy, plant breeding, agrochemicals such as pesticides and fertilizers, and technological developments have sharply increased crop yields, but cause ecological and environmental damage. Selective breeding and modern practices in animal husbandry have similarly increased the output of meat, but have raised concerns about animal welfare and environmental damage. Environmental issues include contributions to global warming, depletion of aquifers, deforestation, antibiotic resistance, and other agricultural pollution. Agriculture is both a cause of and sensitive to environmental degradation, such as biodiversity loss, desertification, soil degradation, and global warming, all of which can cause decreases in crop yield. Genetically modified organisms are widely used, although some are banned in certain countries.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. agriculture

   Agriculture is the science, art, or practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock. It also includes the preparation and marketing of the resulting products. This practice is essential for human survival and civilization, providing food, raw materials, and employment. It involves a range of activities such as irrigation, crop rotation, plowing, fertilizing, pest management, and harvesting.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.7 / 3 votes

1. Agriculturenoun

   the art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of live stock; tillage; husbandry; farming

2. Etymology: [L. agricultura; ager field + cultura cultivation: cf. F. agriculture. See Acre and Culture.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.8 / 8 votes

1. Agriculture

   Agriculture, also called farming or husbandry, is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi, and other life forms for food, fiber, biofuel, drugs and other products used to sustain and enhance human life. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the development of civilization. The study of agriculture is known as agricultural science. The history of agriculture dates back thousands of years, and its development has been driven and defined by greatly different climates, cultures, and technologies. However, all farming generally relies on techniques to expand and maintain the lands that are suitable for raising domesticated species. For plants, this usually requires some form of irrigation, although there are methods of dryland farming; pastoral herding on rangeland is still the most common means of raising livestock. In the developed world, industrial agriculture based on large-scale monoculture has become the dominant system of modern farming, although there is growing support for sustainable agriculture. Until the Industrial Revolution, the vast majority of the human population labored in agriculture. Pre-industrial agriculture was typically subsistence agriculture in which farmers raised most of their crops for their own consumption instead of for trade. A remarkable shift in agricultural practices has occurred over the past century in response to new technologies, and the development of world markets. This also led to technological improvements in agricultural techniques, such as the Haber-Bosch method for synthesizing ammonium nitrate which made the traditional practice of recycling nutrients with crop rotation and animal manure less necessary.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 4 votes

1. Agriculture

   ag′ri-kult-ūr, n. the art or practice of cultivating the land.—adj. Agricult′ural, relating to agriculture.—n. Agricult′urist, one skilled in agriculture: a farmer—also Agricult′uralist. [L. agricultura—ager, a field, cultura, cultivation. See Culture.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. Agriculture

   The science of soil cultivation, crop production, and livestock raising.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. agriculture

   The science, technology, ability, skills and experience created for farming and farming related products.

   Agriculture is an important facet and sector of society as they create the largest amount of food.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'agriculture' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2634

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'agriculture' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3676

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'agriculture' in Nouns Frequency: #1144

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of agriculture in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of agriculture in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of agriculture in a Sentence

1. Yuriko Koike:

   Today we used some mists, various ways of misting...we also have water hoses normally used for agriculture use for irrigation. So, we are trying varieties of ways of cooling, we will use the best methods at Tokyo 2020. To test those countermeasures, I think test events are very important.

2. Indian Proverb:

   Agriculture is best, enterprise is acceptable, but avoid being on a fixed wage

3. David Kaplan:

   I think cultivated meat can shine, because the process is much more controlled than traditional agriculture, david Kaplan have more control of inputs and outputs to the system, meaning less chance for contamination and less chance for variability. ... David Kaplan can sort of make sure only the best parts of meats end up in the meats that David Kaplan make or grow, as opposed to the animal where David Kaplan kind of have what's there.

4. Ken Mapp:

   If they purchased it and on these forms they said their use was for agriculture purposes, which is the only legal way they could use it, and then brought them into the territory and used them in commercial and residential buildings, that's a clear and malice violation of the law.

5. Rostin Behnam:

   The impacts of climate change affect every aspect of the American economy – from production agriculture to commercial manufacturing and the financing of every step in each process, as most of the world's markets and market regulators are taking steps towards assessing and mitigating the current and potential threats of climate change, we in the U.S. must also demand action from all segments of the public and private sectors, including this agency.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=agriculture
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Agriculture
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=agriculture
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agriculture
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=agriculture
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=agriculture