How do you pronounce agriculture?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/.

Where does agriculture come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

agriculture

/ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: ag-ri-cul-ture
IPA: /ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/

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Meaning

noun

The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the growing and harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Meronyms: tillage, cropping"
"Near-synonym: husbandry"

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 From Middle English agriculture, partly from Middle French agriculture and partly from its etymon Latin agricultūra, from ager (“field”) + cultūra (“cultivation”). See acre and culture.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *kʷel-, agriculture, agricultūra

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/
British English: /ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

agricultures (plural)

Derived Forms

agribusiness agriculturer agriculturism agriculturize agrihood agritainment antiagriculture astroagriculture hydroagriculture permaculture petroculture plasticulture

Phrases

intensive agriculture precision agriculture agri- agro-

Frequently Paired Words

agri- agricultural agriculturist agro- ag

Synonyms

farming husbandry agribusiness factory farm department of agriculture agriculture department usda