BUCOLIC


Meaning of BUCOLIC in English

adj. & n.

adj. of or concerning shepherds, the pastoral life, etc.; rural.

n. 1 (usu. in pl.) a pastoral poem or poetry. 2 a peasant. bucolically adv.

[ L bucolicus f. Gk boukolikos f. boukolos herdsman f. bous OX ]

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