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pastoralism

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pas⋅to⋅ral⋅ism

  [pas-ter-uh-liz-uhm, pah-ster-]
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–noun
the practice of herding as the primary economic activity of a society.
Origin:
1850–55; pastoral + -ism
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pas·tor·al·ism   (pās'tər-ə-lĭz'əm, pä'stər-)   
n.  

  1. The quality or state of being pastoral. Used especially of a literary work.

  2. A social and economic system based on the raising and herding of livestock.

pas'tor·al·ist n.
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