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ARCADIANISM

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Ar⋅ca⋅di⋅an

  [ahr-key-dee-uhn]
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–adjective
1. of Arcadia.
2. rural, rustic, or pastoral, esp. suggesting simple, innocent contentment.
–noun
3. a native of Arcadia.
4. the dialect of ancient Greek spoken in Arcadia.
Origin:
1580–90; Arcadi(a) + -an

Related forms:
Ar⋅ca⋅di⋅an⋅ism, noun
Ar⋅ca⋅di⋅an⋅ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History

Arcadian 
"ideally rustic or rural," 1590, from Gk. Arkadia, district in the Peloponnesus, taken by poets as an ideal region of rural felicity, from Gk. Arkas (gen. Arkadas), name of the founder of Arcadia.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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