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bu·col·ic       [byoo-kol-ik] Pronunciation Key
–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]

—Related forms
bu·col·i·cal·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 2, 3. georgic.
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bu·col·ic       (byōō-kŏl'ĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Of or characteristic of the countryside or its people; rustic. See Synonyms at rural.
  2. Of or characteristic of shepherds or flocks; pastoral.

n.  
  1. A pastoral poem.
  2. A farmer or shepherd; a rustic.


[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 
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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bucolic

adjective
1. (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility" [syn: arcadian] 
2. relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle; "pastoral seminomadic people"; "pastoral land"; "a pastoral economy" 

noun
1. a country person [syn: peasant] 
2. a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life [syn: eclogue] 

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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.

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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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