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pastoralism

pas·tor·al·ism [ pástərə lìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. way of life dependent on livestock: a way of life that depends on raising livestock and living on its milk and meat

2. artistic treatment of rural life: a style in literary work or painting that portrays rural life, especially that of shepherds, in an idealized way

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