deagrarianization

noun

The process of moving a societal structure away from an agrarian mode toward something else.

OriginEnglish agrarianization ← Middle French agrarien ← Latin agrārius →
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Meanings

noundeagrarianization (usually uncountable, plural deagrarianizations)

plural deagrarianizations

  1. uncountableusuallyThe process of moving a societal structure away from an agrarian mode toward something else.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵros
  9. Proto-Italic*agros
  10. Latinager
  11. Latinagrārius
  12. Middle Frenchagrarien
  13. Englishagrarian
  14. Englishagrarianization
  15. Englishdeagrarianization

From de- + agrarianization.

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APA

deagrarianization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deagrarianization

MLA

“deagrarianization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deagrarianization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deagrarianization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deagrarianization.

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