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Topic: AGRICULTURE

Date: 1400-1500
Language: French
Origin: Latin agricultura, from ager 'field' + cultura 'use of land for crops'

agriculture

 noun
     
ag‧ri‧cul‧ture W2 [uncountable]
the practice or science of farming:
More than 75% of the land is used for agriculture.
—agricultural adjective:
agricultural land
agricultural labourers
—agriculturalist noun [countable]
➔ horticulture
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