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bu⋅col⋅ic
[byoo-kol-ik]
–adjective Also, bu⋅col⋅i⋅cal.
| 1. | of or pertaining to shepherds; pastoral. |
| 2. | of, pertaining to, or suggesting an idyllic rural life. |
–noun
| 3. | a pastoral poem. |
| 4. | Archaic. a farmer; shepherd; rustic. |
Origin:
1525–35; < L būcolicus < Gk boukolikós rustic, equiv. to boukól(os) herdsman (bou-, s. of boûs ox + -kolos keeper + -ikos -ic
1525–35; < L būcolicus < Gk boukolikós rustic, equiv. to boukól(os) herdsman (bou-, s. of boûs ox + -kolos keeper + -ikos -ic

Related forms:
bu⋅col⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
Synonyms:
2, 3. georgic.
2, 3. georgic.
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bu·col·ic (byōō-kŏl'ĭk) adj.
[Latin būcolicus, pastoral, from Greek boukolikos, from boukolos, cowherd : bous, cow; see gwou- in Indo-European roots + -kolos, herdsman; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots.] bu·col'i·cal·ly adv. |
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Bucolic
Bu*col"ic\, a. [L. bucolicus, Gr. ?, fr. ? cowherd, herdsman; ? ox + (perh.) ? race horse; cf. Skr. kal to drive: cf. F. bucolique. See Cow the animal.] Of or pertaining to the life and occupation of a shepherd; pastoral; rustic.Bucolic
Bu*col"ic\, n. [L. Bucolic[^o]n po["e]ma.] A pastoral poem, representing rural affairs, and the life, manners, and occupation of shepherds; as, the Bucolics of Theocritus and Virgil. --Dryden.
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bucolic
1523, from L. bucolicus, from Gk. boukolikos "rustic," from boukolos "herdsman," from bous "cow" + -kolos "tending," related to L. colere "to till (the ground), cultivate, dwell, inhabit" (the root of colony).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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