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- pronunciation:
greI
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n
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
pertaining to the ownership, tenure, or cultivation of land.
The governments of developing countries must often give high priority to agrarian reforms.- synonyms:
- agricultural, agronomical, field, landed
- similar words:
- pastoral, rural, terrestrial
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| definition 2: |
pertaining to farming, or to farmers or farmers' groups and concerns.
He folded up his business and returned to agrarian pursuits.- synonyms:
- agricultural, farming, pastoral, rural
- similar words:
- landed
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| definition 3: |
devoted to agriculture; rural; agricultural.
This candidate appeals to the agrarian part of the state.What had once been a mainly agrarian society is becoming a mainly industrialized one.- synonyms:
- agricultural, agrobiological, agronomical, rural
- similar words:
- landed
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churlish |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a supporter of equitable land distribution and of agricultural interests.
Agrarians fought for the regulation of railroads.- similar words:
- agriculturist, farmer, granger, husbandman
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| derivation: |
agrarianism (n.) |
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