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- agricultural (adj.) 1776, from AGRICULTURE (Cf. agriculture) + -AL (Cf. -al) (1). Related: Agriculturally; agriculturalist.
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Agricultural — Ag ri*cul tur*al, a. Of or pertaining to agriculture; connected with, or engaged in, tillage; as, the agricultural class; agricultural implements, wages, etc. {Ag ri*cul tur*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] {Agricultural ant} (Zo[ o]l.), a species of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
agricultural — ⇒AGRICULTURAL, ALE, AUX, adj. Néol., rare. ,,De l agriculture, qui a rapport à l agriculture. La perfection agriculturale. (Nouv. Lar. ill.) : • Les motifs de l opposition de M. Sarrien, si j en crois le bruit des ministères, n étaient pas d un… … Encyclopédie Universelle
agricultural — agriculture, farming, husbandry mean the science or the business of raising plants and animals useful to man. Agriculture is by far the most comprehensive of these terms; in common with farming and husbandry it implies the cultivation of the soil … New Dictionary of Synonyms
agricultural — ⊕ agricultural → agrícola … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
agricultural — [adj] concerning farming, land aggie*, agronomical, arboricultural, floricultural, gardening, horticultural, ranch, rural, rustic; concepts 536,583 … New thesaurus
agricultural — Pertaining to, or dealing with, agriculture; also, characterized by or engaged in farming as the leading pursuit. Oak Woods Cemetery Ass n v. Murphy, 383 111. 301, 50 N.E.2d 582, 587. See farming operation farming products farming purposes… … Black's law dictionary
agricultural — Pertaining to, or dealing with, agriculture; also, characterized by or engaged in farming as the leading pursuit. Oak Woods Cemetery Ass n v. Murphy, 383 111. 301, 50 N.E.2d 582, 587. See farming operation farming products farming purposes… … Black's law dictionary
agricultural — agriculture ag‧ri‧cul‧ture [ˈægrɪˌkʌltʆə ǁ ər] noun [uncountable] FARMING the practice or science of farming: • Agriculture accounts for over 25% of net domestic production. agricultural adjective : • sales of agricultural machinery … Financial and business terms
agricultural — [[t]æ̱grɪkʌ̱ltʃərəl[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Agricultural means involving or relating to agriculture. Farmers struggling for survival strip the forests for agricultural land. ...corn and other agricultural products. 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n An… … English dictionary
agricultural — adjective 1. relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming (Freq. 6) agricultural engineering modern agricultural (or farming) methods agricultural (or farm) equipment an agricultural college • Pertains to noun: ↑agriculture … Useful english dictionary
