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Definition of aquaculture noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

aquaculture

noun
 
/ˈækwəkʌltʃə(r)/
 
/ˈɑːkwəkʌltʃər/
[uncountable]
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  1. the practice of growing plants in water or farming fish for food
    • Aquaculture provides a fifth of EU fish production.
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Latin aqua ‘water’ + culture, on the pattern of words such as agriculture.
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