nonagricultural
/nˌɑnˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃɚəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not agricultural; not related to or used in agriculture.
Example Sentences
- "In the handsome new 224-page catalog published by the Natural History Survey[…] not a single chapter is devoted to nonagricultural plants."
- "New federal requirements introduced in September now restrict commercial driver’s license eligibility to three visa categories: H-2A, H-2B, and E-2. H-2a concerns temporary agricultural workers; H-2b, temporary nonagricultural workers; and E-2 pertains to those who make substantial investments in a U.S. business."
Etymology
Etymology tree English non- 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 English nonagricultural From non- + agricultural.