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arable — [ arabl ] adj. • 1155; lat. arabilem, accus. de arabilis; de arare « labourer » → araire ♦ Qui peut être labouré. Terres arables. ⇒ cultivable, labourable. ⊗ CONTR. Incultivable. ● arable adjectif (latin arabilis, de arare, labourer) Se dit de la … Encyclopédie Universelle
Arable — (pronEng|ˈærəbl) relates to the growing of crops:*Arable farming or agronomy, the cultivation of field crops *Arable land, land upon which crops are cultivated … Wikipedia
Arable — Ar a*ble, a. [F. arable, L. arabilis, fr. arare to plow, akin to Gr. ?, E. ear, to plow. See {Earable}.] Fit for plowing or tillage; hence, often applied to land which has been plowed or tilled. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Arable — Ar a*ble, n. Arable land; plow land. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
arable — adj. Susceptible de ser arado. * * * arable. adj. A propósito para ser arado … Enciclopedia Universal
arable — UK US /ˈærəbl/ adjective ► relating to or used for the growing of crops: »arable land/farm/farmer, etc … Financial and business terms
arable — (adj.) early 15c., suitable for plowing (as opposed to pasture or wood land), from O.Fr. arable (12c.), from L. arabilis, from arare to plow, from PIE *are to plow (Cf. Gk. aroun, O.C.S. orja, Lith. ariu to plow; Goth. arjan, O.E. erian, M.Ir … Etymology dictionary
arable — [ar′ə bəl, er′ə bəl] adj. [Fr < L arabilis < arare, to plow < IE base * ar > Gr aroun, Goth arjan, to plow] suitable for plowing, hence for producing crops n. arable land arability [ar′əbil′ə tē] n … English World dictionary
arable — index fertile Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
arable — ARABLE. adj. des 2 g. Labourable, Des terres arables … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
arable — adj. A propósito para ser arado … Diccionario de la lengua española
