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bucolic

bu·col·ic [ byoo kóllik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. of countryside: relating to or characteristic of the countryside or country life
a writer of bucolic poems

2. of shepherds: relating to or characteristic of shepherds, herdsmen, or flocks



noun  (plural bu·col·ics)
Definition:
 
literature pastoral poem: a poem about the countryside or country life

[Early 16th century. Via Latin< Greek boukolikos< boukolos "cowherd"]

bu·col·i·cal·ly adverb
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