🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Élevage

Pronunciation / Transliteration: el-evazh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Livestock-Farming/ˈlaɪv.stɒk ˈfɑː.mɪŋ/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"L'élevage est essentiel pour l'économie rurale."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The practice of breeding and raising animals for food, fiber, and other products.

    "Many rural communities rely on livestock-farming as their primary source of income."
  2. 2

    A sector of agriculture focused specifically on the management of domesticated animals.

    "Livestock-farming includes activities such as breeding cattle, sheep, and poultry."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'livestock' originates from the Old English 'līf' meaning 'life' and 'stoc' meaning 'place' or 'building', referring to animals raised for food or labor. 'Farming' derives from the Old French 'ferme', which means 'to rent' or 'to cultivate', reflecting the agricultural practices of raising animals.

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