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bucolic definition

bu·colic (byo̵̅o̅ käl′ik)

adjective

  1. of shepherds; pastoral
  2. of country life or farms; rustic

Etymology: L bucolicus < Gr boukolikos < boukolos, herdsman < bous, ox (see cow) + -kolos < ? IE base *kel-, to drive > hold, L celer

noun

  1. a pastoral poem
  2. a rustic; countrified person

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