/ bjuːˈkɒlɪk; NAmE -ˈkɑːlɪk/ adjective
( literary ) connected with the countryside or country life
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent. (as a noun): via Latin from Greek boukolikos , from boukolos herdsman, from bous ox.
/ bjuːˈkɒlɪk; NAmE -ˈkɑːlɪk/ adjective
( literary ) connected with the countryside or country life
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent. (as a noun): via Latin from Greek boukolikos , from boukolos herdsman, from bous ox.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005