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| 1. | [ noun ] (economics,business,agriculture) the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock | |
| Synonyms: | husbandry agriculture | |
| Related terms: | cultivation gardening hydroponics arboriculture truck_farming animal_husbandry dairying ranching subsistence_farming strip_cropping mixed_farming planting geoponics tilling harvest plow grow sow cultivate cultivate harrow fertilize inseminate thrash broadcast carry reseed smut overcrop hoe ridge till grow | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (sociology,agriculture) relating to rural matters | |
| Synonyms: | agricultural agrarian | |
| Examples: | "an agrarian (or agricultural) society" "farming communities" |
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| Related terms: | rural | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (work,agriculture) working the land as an occupation or way of life | |
| Synonyms: | land | |
| Examples: | "farming is a strenuous life" "there's no work on the land any more" |
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| Related terms: | occupation farm | |
| Similar spelling: |
farmington Fairman Firmin Fermin |
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