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agrarian society (agricultural society)

Definition of Agrarian Society

(noun) A society whose primary mode of production is large-scale agriculture, which uses plows (ploughs) and draft animals to grow food.

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Agrarian Society Pronunciation

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Syllabification: a·grar·i·an so·ci·e·ty

Audio Pronunciation

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Phonetic Spelling

  • American English – /uh-grE-ree-uhn suh-sIE-uh-tee/
  • British English – /uh-grEUH-riuhn suh-sIE-uh-tee/

International Phonetic Alphabet

  • American English – /əˈgrɛriən səˈsaɪəti/
  • British English – /əˈgreərɪən səˈsaɪəti/

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Cite the Definition of Agrarian Society

ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “agrarian society.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved March 28, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/agrarian-society/).

APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)

agrarian society. (2013). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/agrarian-society/

Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “agrarian society.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/agrarian-society/.

MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)

“agrarian society.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2013. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/agrarian-society/>.