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open-field system

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.93 in modern English

Syllables
open--field- sys-tem
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The prevalent agricultural system in much of Europe during the Middle Ages, in which each manor or village had two or three large fields divided into narrow strips of land individually cultivated by tenants or serfs.

Inflected Forms

open-field systems (plural)

Synonyms

strip farming

Questions

What does open-field system mean?
The prevalent agricultural system in much of Europe during the Middle Ages, in which each manor or village had two or three large fields divided into narrow strips of land individually cultivated by tenants or serfs.

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