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bucolical

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bu⋅col⋅ic

  [byoo-kol-ik]
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–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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