agri-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: agriculture n.

Etymology: < agri- (in agriculture n.). Compare agro- comb. form and classical Latin agrī , genitive of ager field (see acre n.).Formations are found from the second quarter of the 19th cent. (often in Indian English sources), but become more frequent from the early 20th cent. Many formations with this element have equivalents in agro- comb. form; compare e.g. agro-industry n. beside agri-industry n. at sense 3, agrobusiness n. at agro- comb. form 2 beside agribusiness n., etc.

1. Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘agriculture (or agricultural) and ——’, as agri-horticulture, agri-fishing, agri-forestry, agri-silviculture, etc.

ΚΠ

1839 Trans. Agric. & Hort. Soc. India 6 229 (heading) Agri-horticulture in Mysore.

1896 Indian Forester 21 144 Several important factors in what I may designate as the agri-forest problem.

1909 G. Abbey Balance of Nature p. xviii Progressive labourers and other persons with agri-horticultural proclivities.

1921 R. S. Troup Silviculture Indian Trees I. 261 Agri-silvicultural sowings of Butea along with other species of trees have been carried out in Berar.

1996 Radical Hist. Rev. Spring 38 Campesino leaders devoted to credit, marketing opportunities, agricultural and agriforestry technology.

2003 J. L. Esposito Oxf. Dict. Islam. 246 The Sulu Archipelago, a region with little industrial base and an agri-fishing economy.

2004 R. Riddell Sustainable Urban Planning v. 213 If you want peace and tranquility, be advised to build in the middle of a large plot and take on some agri-silviculture.

2. Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘of, relating to, based on, or derived from agriculture’, as agricommunity, agrigenetics, agrimart, agripower, etc.Earliest in agribusiness n.

ΚΠ

1972 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 25 Nov. 8 (caption) Developers hang on in face of growing opposition to agrimart.

1973 N.Y. Times 16 July 29/1 Our monopoly of ‘agripower’ will provide leverage for forcing a quick stabilization of currencies as well as of domestic living costs.

1981 1982 Yearbk. Sci. & Future 318/2 Now communication technology is being developed to help the agricommunity make decisions more quickly and efficiently.

1981 J. May Many-colored Land i. xi. 66 A young couple and two older men, locals by the look of their agrigarb, sat at window tables.

1984 J. G. Krishnayya in M. Levy Energy & Agric. 262 What when today's unpriced agri-waste..and forest scraps become priced?

1985 A. M. Rugman & J. McIlveen Megafirms v. 142 The agri-products group produces flour and grain-related products.., dairy products.., wheat starches and glutens.., and distributes livestock feeds.

1991 Biotech Forum Europe Sept. 481/3 Politicians..must turn to an agri-environmental policy.

2004 Observer 9 May (Mag.) 46/3 The tasteless, seasonless mush that is pumped out of the agri-factories masquerading as ‘farms’.

2005 Wisconsin State Jrnl. (Nexis) 23 June (Business section) e1 Patents..in life sciences areas such as agrigenetics, biotech and chemistry.

3. In more established compounds. See also agrichemical n., agrimotor n., agriproduct n., etc.

agri-food n.

Brit.

/ˈaɡrᵻfuːd/

U.S.

/ˈæɡrəˌfud/

agricultural food products as a class; frequently attributive.

ΚΠ

1968 Winnipeg Free Press 5 July 3/3 (heading) Agri-food centre here?

1977 Fortune Apr. 33/2 Mr. Bradshaw's propositions apply not only to the oil industry but, in a lesser degree, to other industries such as the agri-food business.

2005 New Scientist 2 Apr. 28/3 The figures quoted actually concern ‘agri-food’—which includes food, animal feed, drink and fertiliser.

agri-industrial adj.

Brit.

/ˌaɡrᵻɪnˈdʌstrɪəl/

U.S.

/ˌæɡriᵻnˈdəstriəl/

involving a combination of agriculture and industry; of, belonging, or relating to agri-industry.

ΚΠ

1919 Trop. Agriculturalist (Ceylon) Aug. 119 The scope of an Agri-Industrial Show.

1959 Jrnl. Farm Econ. 41 17 The economy of Cuba is based on sugar, that of Ghana on cocoa,..with little prospect for the eventual establishment of a broader agri-industrial economic base.

2000 Builder & Engineer July 43/2 British BioGen has proposed a deployment programme which aims to install..100 on-site agri-industrial AD plants..in the UK by 2010.

agri-industry n.

Brit.

/ˈaɡrᵻˌɪndəstri/

U.S.

/ˈæɡriˌɪndəstri/

agriculture on an industrial scale, or viewed as an industrial process; a combination of agricultural and industrial processes.

ΚΠ

1950 Internat. Affairs 26 545 The author gives his own version of..social relationship in farming from capture to cultivation and from ‘agri-culture’ to ‘agri-industry’.

1981 New Farm Mar.–Apr. 31/2 Kansans..whose family memories spanned the history of the state from the cattle drives to the agri-industry of wheat.

2001 Independent 10 July ii. 5/4 Organic farming needs science that is far more subtle than the kind that drives agri-industry.

agri-monetary adj.

Brit.

/ˌaɡrᵻˈmʌnᵻt(ə)ri/

U.S.

/ˌæɡrəˈmɑnəˌtɛri/

relating to agricultural finance, esp. in the European Union.

ΚΠ

1975 Irish Times 17 Jan. 7/2 His [sc. Mr. Lardinois's] main speech..centred on agri-monetary measures.

1976 Times 9 Feb. 17/7 The Commission's agri-monetary proposals for the ‘joint float’ currencies.

2000 Farmers Weekly 18 Feb. 73/4 Any chance of agri-monetary compensation that we Ulster farmers had will have been suspended with the assembly.

agri-tourism n.

Brit.

/ˌaɡrᵻˈtʊərɪz(ə)m/

/ˌaɡrᵻˈtɔːrɪz(ə)m/

U.S.

/ˌæɡrəˈtʊˌrɪz(ə)m/

the visiting of agricultural areas and attractions as a leisure activity; the sector of the tourist industry based on this; cf. agro-tourism n. at agro- comb. form 2.

ΚΠ

1978 Times 20 Jan. (Emilia-Romagna Suppl.) p. ii/3 (advt.) As part of its efforts to foster low cost holiday-making, the regional authority is to make loans to fit out farmhouses which can then be rented in certain parts of the year (‘agri-tourism’).

1997 Wellsboro (Pa.) Gaz. 2 Apr. (Outdoors section) 6/4 Pennsylvania Farm Vocation Association, [granted] $3,000, to promote agri-tourism through a ‘see the Real PA!’ advertising..program.

2003 Independent 5 Apr. (Traveller section) 5/2 Agritourism holidays are also on the increase in Spain. These casas rurales offer good value for money and are also very popular with Spanish holidaymakers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	agri-
释义	agri-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: agriculture n. Etymology: < agri- (in agriculture n.). Compare agro- comb. form and classical Latin agrī , genitive of ager field (see acre n.).Formations are found from the second quarter of the 19th cent. (often in Indian English sources), but become more frequent from the early 20th cent. Many formations with this element have equivalents in agro- comb. form; compare e.g. agro-industry n. beside agri-industry n. at sense 3, agrobusiness n. at agro- comb. form 2 beside agribusiness n., etc. 1. Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘agriculture (or agricultural) and ——’, as agri-horticulture, agri-fishing, agri-forestry, agri-silviculture, etc. ΚΠ 1839 Trans. Agric. & Hort. Soc. India 6 229 (heading) Agri-horticulture in Mysore. 1896 Indian Forester 21 144 Several important factors in what I may designate as the agri-forest problem. 1909 G. Abbey Balance of Nature p. xviii Progressive labourers and other persons with agri-horticultural proclivities. 1921 R. S. Troup Silviculture Indian Trees I. 261 Agri-silvicultural sowings of Butea along with other species of trees have been carried out in Berar. 1996 Radical Hist. Rev. Spring 38 Campesino leaders devoted to credit, marketing opportunities, agricultural and agriforestry technology. 2003 J. L. Esposito Oxf. Dict. Islam. 246 The Sulu Archipelago, a region with little industrial base and an agri-fishing economy. 2004 R. Riddell Sustainable Urban Planning v. 213 If you want peace and tranquility, be advised to build in the middle of a large plot and take on some agri-silviculture. 2. Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘of, relating to, based on, or derived from agriculture’, as agricommunity, agrigenetics, agrimart, agripower, etc.Earliest in agribusiness n. ΚΠ 1972 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 25 Nov. 8 (caption) Developers hang on in face of growing opposition to agrimart. 1973 N.Y. Times 16 July 29/1 Our monopoly of ‘agripower’ will provide leverage for forcing a quick stabilization of currencies as well as of domestic living costs. 1981 1982 Yearbk. Sci. & Future 318/2 Now communication technology is being developed to help the agricommunity make decisions more quickly and efficiently. 1981 J. May Many-colored Land i. xi. 66 A young couple and two older men, locals by the look of their agrigarb, sat at window tables. 1984 J. G. Krishnayya in M. Levy Energy & Agric. 262 What when today's unpriced agri-waste..and forest scraps become priced? 1985 A. M. Rugman & J. McIlveen Megafirms v. 142 The agri-products group produces flour and grain-related products.., dairy products.., wheat starches and glutens.., and distributes livestock feeds. 1991 Biotech Forum Europe Sept. 481/3 Politicians..must turn to an agri-environmental policy. 2004 Observer 9 May (Mag.) 46/3 The tasteless, seasonless mush that is pumped out of the agri-factories masquerading as ‘farms’. 2005 Wisconsin State Jrnl. (Nexis) 23 June (Business section) e1 Patents..in life sciences areas such as agrigenetics, biotech and chemistry. 3. In more established compounds. See also agrichemical n., agrimotor n., agriproduct n., etc. agri-food n. Brit. /ˈaɡrᵻfuːd/ , U.S. /ˈæɡrəˌfud/ agricultural food products as a class; frequently attributive. ΚΠ 1968 Winnipeg Free Press 5 July 3/3 (heading) Agri-food centre here? 1977 Fortune Apr. 33/2 Mr. Bradshaw's propositions apply not only to the oil industry but, in a lesser degree, to other industries such as the agri-food business. 2005 New Scientist 2 Apr. 28/3 The figures quoted actually concern ‘agri-food’—which includes food, animal feed, drink and fertiliser. agri-industrial adj. Brit. /ˌaɡrᵻɪnˈdʌstrɪəl/ , U.S. /ˌæɡriᵻnˈdəstriəl/ involving a combination of agriculture and industry; of, belonging, or relating to agri-industry. ΚΠ 1919 Trop. Agriculturalist (Ceylon) Aug. 119 The scope of an Agri-Industrial Show. 1959 Jrnl. Farm Econ. 41 17 The economy of Cuba is based on sugar, that of Ghana on cocoa,..with little prospect for the eventual establishment of a broader agri-industrial economic base. 2000 Builder & Engineer July 43/2 British BioGen has proposed a deployment programme which aims to install..100 on-site agri-industrial AD plants..in the UK by 2010. agri-industry n. Brit. /ˈaɡrᵻˌɪndəstri/ , U.S. /ˈæɡriˌɪndəstri/ agriculture on an industrial scale, or viewed as an industrial process; a combination of agricultural and industrial processes. ΚΠ 1950 Internat. Affairs 26 545 The author gives his own version of..social relationship in farming from capture to cultivation and from ‘agri-culture’ to ‘agri-industry’. 1981 New Farm Mar.–Apr. 31/2 Kansans..whose family memories spanned the history of the state from the cattle drives to the agri-industry of wheat. 2001 Independent 10 July ii. 5/4 Organic farming needs science that is far more subtle than the kind that drives agri-industry. agri-monetary adj. Brit. /ˌaɡrᵻˈmʌnᵻt(ə)ri/ , U.S. /ˌæɡrəˈmɑnəˌtɛri/ relating to agricultural finance, esp. in the European Union. ΚΠ 1975 Irish Times 17 Jan. 7/2 His [sc. Mr. Lardinois's] main speech..centred on agri-monetary measures. 1976 Times 9 Feb. 17/7 The Commission's agri-monetary proposals for the ‘joint float’ currencies. 2000 Farmers Weekly 18 Feb. 73/4 Any chance of agri-monetary compensation that we Ulster farmers had will have been suspended with the assembly. agri-tourism n. Brit. /ˌaɡrᵻˈtʊərɪz(ə)m/ , /ˌaɡrᵻˈtɔːrɪz(ə)m/ , U.S. /ˌæɡrəˈtʊˌrɪz(ə)m/ the visiting of agricultural areas and attractions as a leisure activity; the sector of the tourist industry based on this; cf. agro-tourism n. at agro- comb. form 2. ΚΠ 1978 Times 20 Jan. (Emilia-Romagna Suppl.) p. ii/3 (advt.) As part of its efforts to foster low cost holiday-making, the regional authority is to make loans to fit out farmhouses which can then be rented in certain parts of the year (‘agri-tourism’). 1997 Wellsboro (Pa.) Gaz. 2 Apr. (Outdoors section) 6/4 Pennsylvania Farm Vocation Association, [granted] $3,000, to promote agri-tourism through a ‘see the Real PA!’ advertising..program. 2003 Independent 5 Apr. (Traveller section) 5/2 Agritourism holidays are also on the increase in Spain. These casas rurales offer good value for money and are also very popular with Spanish holidaymakers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < comb. form1839
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