Difference between revisions of "Agrarian"

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English

Pronunciation

• IPA: //əˈɡɹɛɹi.ən//

Etymology

From Middle French agrarienne, from Latin agrarius (“of the land”), from stem of ager (“field”) + -arius

Adjective

Agrarian (comparative more Agrarian, superlative most Agrarian)

1. Of, or relating to, the ownership, tenure and cultivation of land
2. Agricultural or rural.

Noun

1. a person who advocates the political interests of working farmers

Thesaurus

Arcadian; agrestic; agricultural; agronomic; arable; bucolic; country; farm; farming; geoponic; lowland; native; natural; pastoral; provincial; rural; rustic; uncultivated; undomesticated; upland

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