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agrarian

adjective

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noun

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Pronunciation: /əˈɡɹɛ(ə)ɹi.ən/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros Proto-Italic *agros Latin ager Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -arius Latin agrāriusder. Middle French agrarienbor. English agrarian From Middle French agrarien, from Latin agrarius (“of the land”), from stem of ager (“field”) + -arius.

  1. Of, or relating to, the ownership, tenure and cultivation of land.
  2. Agricultural or rural.
  3. Wild; said of plants growing in a cultivated field.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros Proto-Italic *agros Latin ager Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -arius Latin agrāriusder. Middle French agrarienbor. English agrarian From Middle French agrarien, from Latin agrarius (“of the land”), from stem of ager (“field”) + -arius.

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