Definitions for agriculture

agriculture ag·ri·cul·ture

Spelling: [ag-ri-kuhl-cher]
IPA: /ˈæg rɪˌkʌl tʃər/

Agriculture is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 660 anagrams from letters in agriculture (acegilrrtuu).

Definitions for agriculture

noun

  1. the science, art, or occupation concerned with cultivating land, raising crops, and feeding, breeding, and raising livestock; farming.
  2. the production of crops, livestock, or poultry.
  3. agronomy.

Origin of agriculture

1425-75; late Middle English Middle French Latin agrīcultūra, equivalent to agrī (genitive singular of ager) field + cultūra culture

Examples for agriculture

We have made enormous strides in science and industry and agriculture.

agriculture supported larger populations and gave them more goods to fight over.

agriculture, gardening, and the chase had not absorbed all the strength at our disposal.

The film examines labor in the U.S. agriculture sector and the “immoral practices” that affect thousands of farmworkers.

And the Department of agriculture, which runs school lunches, has already made some changes the GAO report recommended.

One son, Norman A., is engaged in agriculture in the neighborhood of the city.

There are several ways in which agriculture may be attacked.

He had devoted himself to agriculture—to agriculture in the Chamber.

Last week, the U.S. Department of agriculture tallied up the costs of raising a child born in 2013.

Golden State agriculture workers say the union that was supposed to protect them has bullied them into a terrible contract.

Word Value for agriculture
Scrable

14

Words with friends

19

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