Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oenoculture

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oeno-cul-ture
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The cultivation of grapes to produce wine; viniculture.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Intricate estate planning has assured the continuity of the McCurdy family fortunes, based in California banking, aeronautics and oenoculture. But when the head of the clan is blown up in his private airplane, the McCurdys take to feuding among one another."

Etymology

From oeno- (“wine”) + Latin cultūra (“cultivation”). Compare viticulture, viniculture, apiculture, boviculture etc.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does oenoculture mean?: The cultivation of grapes to produce wine; viniculture.
Where does oenoculture come from?: From oeno- (“wine”) + Latin cultūra (“cultivation”). Compare viticulture, viniculture, apiculture, boviculture etc.

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