different between agriculture vs agrology

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

agro- +? -logy, modelled after French agrologie.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?????l?d?i/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?????l?d?i/
• Hyphenation: agro?lo?gy

Noun

agrology (uncountable)

1. (rare) A subdiscipline of agronomy (the science of utilizing animals, plants, and soils) and of soil science which addresses the influence of edaphic (soil-related) conditions on crop production for optimizing it. [from mid 19th c.]
2. (chiefly Canada) The science and art of agriculture. [from mid 20th c.]

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Further reading

• agrology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia