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AGRESTIAL [1 record]

Record 1 1999-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Agriculture - General
DEF

Of or pertaining to the country, rural, rustic; hence, uncouth...

OBS

The terms "agrestian" and "agrestic" are given as variants of "agrestial" in the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary 1975, vol. 1. "Agrest" is given as an obsolete term.

Key term(s)
  • agrestian
  • agrestial
  • agrest

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agriculture - Généralités
OBS

Selon le Petit Robert 1977, p. 39 le terme est ou vieux ou littéraire.

OBS

(«Agreste» et «champêtre») ont en commun qu'ils évoquent la terre proche de l'homme qui y vit. Champêtre emporte avec lui une idée de culture, qu'exclut le mot agreste.

Spanish

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