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Definition: ARATORY

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Contributing to tillage.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb aratorily.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(aratorily)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective aratory.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Aratory" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Aratory \Ar"a*to*ry\, adjective. [from Late Latin expression aratorius: compare to the French expression aratoire.]. (references)

Definition: ARATORY

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Contributing to tillage.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb aratorily.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(aratorily)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective aratory.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "ARATORY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Aratory \Ar"a*to*ry\, adjective. [from Late Latin expression aratorius: compare to the French expression aratoire.]. (references)