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English Lexicon

Pasture

/ˈpɑːs.tʃɚ/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Land covered with grass and other low plants suitable for grazing animals.

    "The cows were grazing peacefully in the lush green pasture."
  2. 2

    A specific area of land used for the grazing of livestock.

    "The farmer divided the pasture into several sections to rotate the grazing."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old French 'pasture' (feeding, pasture), stemming from the Late Latin 'pastura', which traces back to the Latin verb 'pascere' (to graze, feed). The root connects deeply to Proto-Indo-European *pa-, meaning 'to herd, protect, feed'.

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