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pasturage

pas·tur·age
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pas-cher-ij, pahs-]
    • /ˈpæs tʃər ɪdʒ, ˌpɑs-/
    • /ˈpɑːs.tʃə.rɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pas-cher-ij, pahs-]
    • /ˈpæs tʃər ɪdʒ, ˌpɑs-/

Definitions of pasturage word

  • abbreviation PASTURAGE pasture. 1
  • noun pasturage the activity or business of pasturing livestock. 1
  • noun pasturage the right to graze or the business of grazing cattle 0
  • abbreviation PASTURAGE pasture 0
  • noun pasturage the pasturing of cattle 0

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Origin of pasturage

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35; pasture + -age

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Pasturage

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pasturage popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pasturage usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for pasturage

noun pasturage

  • animal husbandry — the science of breeding, rearing, and caring for farm animals
  • barley — Barley is a grain that is used to make food, beer, and whisky.
  • corn — Corn is used to refer to crops such as wheat and barley. It can also be used to refer to the seeds from these plants.
  • fodder — coarse food for livestock, composed of entire plants, including leaves, stalks, and grain, of such forages as corn and sorghum.
  • heath — Sir Edward (Richard George) 1916–2005, British statesman: prime minister 1970–74.

Top questions with pasturage

  • what is pasturage?

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