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agrarian

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English

Etymology

From Middle French agrarien, from Latin agrarius (of the land), from stem of ager (field) + -arius.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈɡɹɛ(ə)ɹi.ən/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛəɹiən

Adjective

agrarian (comparative more agrarian, superlative most agrarian)

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

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Noun

agrarian (plural agrarians)

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

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French agrarien.

Adjective

agrarian m or n (feminine singular agrariană, masculine plural agrarieni, feminine and neuter plural agrariene)

  1. agrarian

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
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