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Definition of arable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

arable

adjective
 
/ˈærəbl/
 
/ˈærəbl/
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  1. connected with growing crops such as wheat
    • arable farming/farms/crops
    • arable land/fields (= used or suitable for growing crops)
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    Oxford Collocations DictionaryArable is used with these nouns:
    • crop
    • farm
    • farmer
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin arabilis, from arare ‘to plough’.
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