bu'colically
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bucolic (bjuːˈkɒlɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or characteristic of the countryside or country life; rustic |
| 2. | of or relating to shepherds; pastoral |
| —n | |
| 3. | (sometimes plural) a pastoral poem, often in the form of a dialogue |
| 4. | a rustic; farmer or shepherd |
| [C16: from Latin būcolicus, from Greek boukolikos, from boukolos cowherd, from bous ox] | |
| bu'colically | |
| —adv | |
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Bu'colically
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