 bucolic |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] used of idealized country life | |
| Synonyms: | pastoral rustic arcadian | |
| Examples: | "a country life of arcadian contentment" "a pleasant bucolic scene" "charming in its pastoral setting" "rustic tranquility" |
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| Related terms: | rural | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a country person | |
| Synonyms: | peasant provincial | |
| Related terms: | rustic muzhik cotter | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle | |
| Synonyms: | pastoral | |
| Examples: | "pastoral seminomadic people" "pastoral land" "a pastoral economy" |
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| Related terms: | sheepherder sheepherder | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (verse,writing) a short descriptive poem of rural or pastoral life | |
| Synonyms: | idyll eclogue | |
| Related terms: | pastoral | |
| Similar spelling: |
Bucholz |
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