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agrarian

Syllabification: (a·grar·i·an)
Pronunciation: /əˈgre(ə)rēən/
Definition of agrarian

adjective

  • of or relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land.
  • relating to landed property.
  • relating to a social system upon which agriculture is the sustaining foundation.

noun

  • a person who advocates a redistribution of landed property, especially as part of a social movement.

Derivatives

agrarianism

Pronunciation: /-ˌizəm/
noun

Origin:

early 17th century (originally designating a Roman law for the division of conquered lands): from Latin agrarius, from ager, agr- 'field'

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