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Definition of Agriculture
1. Noun. A large-scale farming enterprise.
Exact synonyms: Agribusiness, Factory Farm
Generic synonyms: Business, Business Enterprise, Commercial Enterprise
Derivative terms: Agriculturist
Generic synonyms: Business, Business Enterprise, Commercial Enterprise
Derivative terms: Agriculturist
2. Noun. The practice of cultivating the land or raising stock.
Exact synonyms: Farming, Husbandry
Generic synonyms: Cultivation
Examples of category: Cultivation, Smut, Feed, Fertilise, Fertilize, Thrash, Thresh, Seed, Sow, Broadcast, Inseminate, Sow, Sow In, Reseed, Farm, Grow, Produce, Raise, Carry, Till, Crop, Cultivate, Work, Overcrop, Overcultivate, Plough, Plow, Turn, Ridge, Disk, Harrow, Hoe, Cultivate
Specialized synonyms: Animal Husbandry, Arboriculture, Tree Farming, Dairy Farming, Dairying, Gardening, Horticulture, Aquiculture, Hydroponics, Tank Farming, Mixed Farming, Planting, Ranching, Strip Cropping, Subsistence Farming, Truck Farming
Terms within: Tilling, Harvest, Harvest Time
Derivative terms: Agriculturist, Farm
Generic synonyms: Cultivation
Examples of category: Cultivation, Smut, Feed, Fertilise, Fertilize, Thrash, Thresh, Seed, Sow, Broadcast, Inseminate, Sow, Sow In, Reseed, Farm, Grow, Produce, Raise, Carry, Till, Crop, Cultivate, Work, Overcrop, Overcultivate, Plough, Plow, Turn, Ridge, Disk, Harrow, Hoe, Cultivate
Specialized synonyms: Animal Husbandry, Arboriculture, Tree Farming, Dairy Farming, Dairying, Gardening, Horticulture, Aquiculture, Hydroponics, Tank Farming, Mixed Farming, Planting, Ranching, Strip Cropping, Subsistence Farming, Truck Farming
Terms within: Tilling, Harvest, Harvest Time
Derivative terms: Agriculturist, Farm
3. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Agriculture Department, Department Of Agriculture, Usda
Generic synonyms: Executive Department
Generic synonyms: Executive Department
4. Noun. The class of people engaged in growing food.
Definition of Agriculture
1. n. The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of live stock; tillage; husbandry; farming.
Definition of Agriculture
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Medical Definition of Agriculture
1. The science of raising plants and/or animals for food, clothing or other useful products. (06 May 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Agriculture
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