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SUBSISTENCE FARMING
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Farming that provides for the basic needs of the farmer without surpluses for marketing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("subsistence farming" is a kind of...):
agriculture; farming; husbandry (the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock)