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georgic definition

geor·gic (jôrjik)

adjective

having to do with agriculture or husbandry

Etymology: L georgicus < Gr geōrgikos, agricultural < geōrgos, husbandman, farmer: see George

noun

a poem dealing with farming or rural life

Etymology: L (Virgil) georgicum (carmen), georgic (song)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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