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back to the soil

back to the soil is the alternative form of back-to-the-soil.

Meaning of back-to-the-soil

Adjective

back-to-the-soil (comparative more back-to-the-soil, superlative most back-to-the-soil)

  1. Of a movement, lifestyle, or philosophy that advocates for leaving industrialized, urban environments to live a simpler, self-sufficient life in the country.
    • The seventeen-mile jaunt over the macadamized road is worth while, not only for the purpose of viewing the castle where King Edward the Second was starved in a dungeon, but it affords an opportunity for those interested in the back-to-the-soil movement to witness the conditions under which the...1911, Unattributed, The Automobile, page 504

Forms of back to the soil

comparativemore back to the soil
superlativemost back to the soil

Questions about back to the soil

What is back to the soil the alternative form of?
Back to the soil is the alternative form of back-to-the-soil.

Words near back to the soil in the dictionary

  1. back to nature
  2. back to square one
  3. back to the drawing board
  4. Back to the Future Day
  5. back to the old drawing board
  6. back to the soil
  7. back to the wall
  8. back tooth
  9. back trail
  10. back up
  11. back up the truck

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