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Meaning
Adj
●
In Agriculture:
Able to be
plowed
or
tilled
,
capable
of
growing
crops
(traditionally
contrasted
with
pasturable
lands
such as heaths).
●
In Agriculture:
Under
cultivation
(within any
quinquennial
period
) for the production of
crops
sown
and
harvested
within the same
agricultural
year (contrasted with permanently-cropped
lands
such as orchards).
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Wiktionary
Origin
arable
English
arable
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Inarable
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Cropland
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Pastureland
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Farmlands
Crop
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Pastures
Farming
Grazing
Rangeland
Cultivated
Livestock
Forest
Rural
Industrialised
Deforested
Sandy
Barren
Irrigation
Shrubland
Saline
Food Crops
Soil Fertility
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