| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | a·grar·i·an |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -grâr  -n |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Relating to or concerning the land and its ownership, cultivation, and tenure. 2a. Relating to agricultural or rural matters. b. Intended to further agricultural interests: agrarian lobbyists. | | NOUN: | A person who favors equitable distribution of land. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin agr rius, from ager, agr-, field. See agro- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | a·grari·an·ly —ADVERB
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