bucolic

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Adjective 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.3.1.2 See also

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: byo͞okŏʹlĭk, IPA: /bjuːˈkɒlɪk/, SAMPA: /bju"kQlIk/
• (US) enPR: byo͞okäʹlĭk, IPA: /bjuˈkɑːlɪk/, SAMPA: /bju"kAlIk/
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• Rhymes: -ɒlɪk
• Hyphenation: bu‧col‧ic

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin būcolicus, from Ancient Greek βουκολικός (boukolikos), “‘rustic, pastoral; meter used by pastoral poets’”), from βουκόλος (boukolos), “‘cowherd’”), from βοῦς (bous), “‘cow’”) + -κολος (-colos), “‘keeper, tender’”) + -ικός (-icos), “‘-ic’”).

[edit] Adjective

bucolic (comparative more bucolic, superlative most bucolic)

1. Rustic, pastoral, country-styled.
2. Pertaining to herdsmen or peasants.

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[edit] Etymology 2

From Latin būcolicum, neuter substantive of būcolicus

[edit] Noun

bucolic (plural bucolics)

1. A pastoral poem.
2. A rustic, peasant

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[edit] See also

• georgic