BUCOLIC


Meaning of BUCOLIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ byü-ˈkä-lik ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin bucolicus, from Greek boukolikos, from boukolos cowherd, from bous head of cattle + -kolos (akin to Latin colere to cultivate) — more at cow , wheel

Date: circa 1609

1. : of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral

2.

a. : relating to or typical of rural life

b. : idyllic

• bu·col·i·cal·ly -li-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.