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bucolic

n.
US //bjuˈkɑɫɪk// UK //bjuːkˈɒlɪk// bu·col·ic
Synonyms
Etymology 1

PIE word *gʷṓws Borrowed from Latin būcolicus, from Ancient Greek βουκολικός (boukolikós, “rustic, pastoral; meter used by pastoral poets”, literally “pertaining to cowherds”).

Etymology 2

From Latin būcolicum, neuter substantive of būcolicus.

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