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Etymology
From L. bucolicus#Latin|būcolicus < AGr. polytonic|βο�κολικ�� (boukolikos) "rustic, pastoral; meter used by pastoral poets" < polytonic|βο�κ�λο� (boukolos) "cowherd" < polytonic|βοῦ� (bous) "cow" + polytonic|-κολο� (-colos) "keeper, tender" + polytonic|-ικ�� (-icos) "-ic".

Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/bju�k�lɪk/
italbrac|US IPA|/bju�k��lɪk/, SAMPA|/bju"kAlIk/
audio|en-us-bucolic.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|�lɪk
Hyphenation: bu·col·ic

Adjective
en-adj

1. rustic, pastoral, country-styled
2. Pertaining to herdsman|herdsmen or peasants.

Translations
trans-top|rustic, pastoral, country-styled
Icelandic: sveitalegur m, sveitaleg f, sveitalegt n; sveita-, sveitalífs- sveitasælu-; óheflaður m, óhefluð f, óheflað n; grófgerður m, grófgerð f, grófgert n; prests-
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Latin: bucolicus|būcolicus
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trans-top|pertaining to herdsmen or peasants
Icelandic: bóndalegur m, bóndaleg f, bóndalegt n
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Latin: bucolicus|būcolicus
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trans-top|Translations to be checked
ttbc|Spanish: bucólico
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Noun
en-noun

1. a pastoral poem

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