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bucolic

bu·co·lic

UK/bjuːˈkɒlɪk/ US/bjuˈkɑlɪk/ uncommon
adjective (2) noun (2)

adjective

1.

used of idealized country life

  • “a country life of arcadian contentment”
  • “a pleasant bucolic scene”
  • “charming in its pastoral setting”
  • “rustic tranquility”
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2.

relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle

  • “pastoral seminomadic people”
  • “pastoral land”
  • “a pastoral economy”
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Origin

PIE word *gʷṓws Borrowed from Latin būcolicus, from Ancient Greek βουκολικός (boukolikós, “rustic, pastoral; meter used by pastoral poets”, literally “pertaining to cowherds”).

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