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agrarian

/əˈɡɹɛ(ə)ɹi.ən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.20 in modern English

Syllables
agrar-i-an
IPA
/əˈɡɹɛ(ə)ɹi.ən/
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or relating to, the ownership, tenure and cultivation of land.

adj

Agricultural or rural.

adj

Wild; said of plants growing in a cultivated field.

noun

A person who advocates the political interests of working farmers.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros Proto-Italic *agros Latin ager Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -arius Latin agrāriusder. Middle French agrarienbor. English agrarian From Middle French agrarien, from Latin agrarius (“of the land”), from stem of ager (“field”) + -arius.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: agrarien, agrarius

Inflected Forms

more agrarian (comparative) most agrarian (superlative) agrarians (plural)

Derived Forms

agrarianisation agrarianism agrarianization agrarianize agrarianly agrarianness antiagrarian nonagrarian superagrarian unagrarian

Phrases

agrarian party agrarian scissors

Synonyms

agricultural farming

Rhymes With

humanitarian bulgarian marion hungarian authoritarian marian barbarian sectarian totalitarian veterinarian bavarian egalitarian

Questions

How do you pronounce agrarian?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈɡɹɛ(ə)ɹi.ən/.
What does agrarian mean?
Of, or relating to, the ownership, tenure and cultivation of land.
Where does agrarian come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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