agricultural
/ˌæɡ.ɹɪˈkʌl.tʃə.ɹəl/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.34 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to agriculture.
adj
As if played with a scythe.
noun
A product or commodity from agriculture.
Example Sentences
- "the agricultural class"
- "an agricultural tool"
- "agricultural show"
- "Mr. Weldon is considered to have a very good knowledge of animals, but to be somewhat ignorant or careless of the agricultural aspect of farming."
- "The Neolithic Revolution (about 8000-3000 B.C.E.) was characterized by people moving from nomadic lifestyles to agricultural lifestyles."
- "In what follows we divide commodities into three group—energy, metals, and agriculturals—and use equity indexes that are sensible for each commodity group."
Etymology
Etymology tree Middle French agriculturebor. Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros Proto-Italic *agros Latin ager Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūra Latin agricultūrabor. Middle English agriculture English agriculture Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English agricultural From agriculture + -al.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌæɡ.ɹɪˈkʌl.tʃə.ɹəl/
- British English: /ˌæɡ.ɹɪˈkʌl.tjʊə.ɹəl/
Usage
- British usage
- Derogatory