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geor·gic

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–adjective

1.	agricultural.

–noun

2.	a poem on an agricultural theme.

[Origin: 1505–15; < L geōrgicus < Gk geōrgikós, equiv. to geōrg(ós) husbandman (geō- geo- + -ourgos working, worker, akin to érgon work) + -ikos -ic

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geor·gic Audio Help   (jôr'jĭk) Pronunciation Key
adj.   also geor·gi·cal (-jĭ-kəl)
Of or relating to agriculture or rural life.

n.   A poem concerning farming or rural life.

[Latin geōrgicus, from Greek geōrgikos, from geōrgos, farmer : geō-, geo- + ergon, work; see werg- in Indo-European roots.]

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georgic

1513, used by Virgil as title of poems on rural life, from Gk. georgikos "of a husbandman," from ge "earth" + ergon "work" (see urge (v.)).

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Georgic

Geor"gic\, n. [L. georgicum (sc. carmen), and georgica, pl., Gr. ?, and ?: cf. F. g['e]orgiques, pl. See Georgic, a.] A rural poem; a poetical composition on husbandry, containing rules for cultivating lands, etc.; as, the Georgics of Virgil.

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Georgic

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Georgic

Geor"gic\, Georgical \Geor"gic*al\, a. [L. georgicus, Gr. ?, fr. ? tillage, agriculture: cf. F. g['e]orgique. See George.] Relating to agriculture and rural affairs.

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