Agriculture

/ˈæɡɹɪkˌʌlt‍ʃɐ/

/ˈæɡɹɪˌkəɫtʃɝ/

[noun]

Agriculture

[NOUN]

farming and its science

synonyms : farming

husbandry

a large-scale farming enterprise

synonyms : agribusiness

factory farm

the class of people engaged in growing food

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

synonyms : Agriculture Department

Department of Agriculture

USDA

Examples

1. But agriculture disrupts that cycle.

2. Then agriculture happened.

3. Tourism overtook agriculture as the driver of the local economy in the 20th century.

4. With this new way of life comes agriculture.

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