Definition of bucolic

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bu·col·ic    (by-klk) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:

1. Of or characteristic of the countryside or its people; rustic. See Synonyms at rural.
2. Of or characteristic of shepherds or flocks; pastoral.

NOUN:

1. A pastoral poem.
2. A farmer or shepherd; a rustic.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Latin bcolicus, pastoral, from Greek boukolikos, from boukolos, cowherd : bous, cow; see g^wou- in Indo-European roots + -kolos, herdsman; see k^wel- ¹ in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
bu·coli·cal·ly (Adverb)

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