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pastoralist

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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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