different between agriculture vs agricultural

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agricultura, from ager (“field”) + cultura (“cultivation”). See acre and culture.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?æ????k?lt??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?æ????k?lt??/

Noun

agriculture (plural agricultures)

1. The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock

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French

Etymology

From agri- +? culture, or borrowed from Latin agricultura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.??i.kyl.ty?/

Noun

agriculture f (plural agricultures)

1. agriculture

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Further reading

• “agriculture” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• agriculteur

Middle French

Noun

agriculture f (uncountable)

1. agriculture

English

Etymology

agriculture +? -al

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?æ????k?ltj????l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?æ????k?lt?????l/

Adjective

agricultural (comparative more agricultural, superlative most agricultural)

1. Of or pertaining to agriculture

2. (cricket) As if played with a scythe

Derived terms

• agriculturally

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Translations

Noun

agricultural (plural agriculturals)

1. A product or commodity from agriculture.
   • 2008, Adam Dunsby, John Eckstein, Jess Gaspar, Commodity Investing

     In what follows we divide commodities into three group—energy, metals, and agriculturals—and use equity indexes that are sensible for each commodity group.

French

Adjective

agricultural (feminine singular agriculturale, masculine plural agriculturaux, feminine plural agriculturales)

1. agricultural

Derived terms

• agriculturalement

Portuguese

Etymology

From agricultura +? -al.

Pronunciation

Adjective

agricultural m or f (plural agriculturais, comparable)

1. agricultural (relating to agriculture)

   Synonym: (more common) agrícola