agricultural

English

Etymology

From agriculture +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌæɡ.ɹɪˈkʌl.tjʊə.ɹəl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæɡ.ɹɪˈkʌl.tʃə.ɹəl/
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  • (Indic) IPA(key): /ˌəɡ.rɪˌkəl.tʃʊ.rəl/

Adjective

agricultural (comparative more agricultural, superlative most agricultural)

  1. Of or pertaining to agriculture.
    the agricultural class
    an agricultural tool
    agricultural show
    • 1932, Dorothy L. Sayers, chapter XXII, in Have His Carcase:
      Mr. Weldon is considered to have a very good knowledge of animals, but to be somewhat ignorant or careless of the agricultural aspect of farming.
    • 2004, Monty Armstrong, David Daniel, Abby Kanarek, Cracking the AP World History Exam, 2004-2005, The Princeton Review, page 328:
      The Neolithic Revolution (about 8000-3000 B.C.E.) was characterized by people moving from nomadic lifestyles to agricultural lifestyles.
  2. (cricket) As if played with a scythe.
  3. (UK, euphemistic, derogatory) Coarse or uncultured.
  4. (UK, euphemistic, sports) Clumsy or tactless.

Derived terms

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. agricultural

Derived terms

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From agricultura +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ɡɾi.kuw.tuˈɾaw/ [a.ɡɾi.kuʊ̯.tuˈɾaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ɡɾi.kul.tuˈɾal/ [ɐ.ɣɾi.kuɫ.tuˈɾaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ɡɾi.kul.tuˈɾa.li/ [ɐ.ɣɾi.kuɫ.tuˈɾa.li]

  • Rhymes: -al

Adjective

agricultural m or f (plural agriculturais)

  1. agricultural (relating to agriculture)
    Synonym: (more common) agrícola

Further reading