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bu·col·ic

(byo͞o-kŏl′ĭk)

adj.

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

2. Of or characteristic of shepherds or flocks; pastoral.

1. A pastoral poem.

2. A farmer or shepherd; a rustic.

[Latin būcolicus, pastoral, from Greek boukolikos, from boukolos, cowherd : bous, cow; see g^wou- in Indo-European roots + -kolos, herdsman; see k^wel- in Indo-European roots.]

bu·col′i·cal·ly adv.

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bucolically

[bjuːˈkɒlɪklɪ] adv (liter) → bucolicamente

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