Reference meaning
agriculture
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a large-scale farming enterprise
Related source terms
agribusinessfactory farm
Other meanings
2. noun
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
3. noun
the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862
4. noun
the class of people engaged in growing food
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