What is "agriculture" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "agriculture": a large-scale farming enterprise

Noun

Pronunciation in US: /ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃɚ/

Pronunciation in UK: /ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃə/

Meaning of "agriculture": the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

Noun

Pronunciation in US: /ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃɚ/

Pronunciation in UK: /ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃə/

Meaning of "agriculture": the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862

Noun

Pronunciation in US: /ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃɚ/

Pronunciation in UK: /ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃə/

Meaning of "agriculture": the class of people engaged in growing food

Noun

Pronunciation in US: /ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃɚ/

Pronunciation in UK: /ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃə/

Synonyms:

horticulture, culture, cultivation, husbandry, agronomy, tillage, agronomics,