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bucolic adjective [ bjuːˈkɒlɪk ]

• relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life.
• "the church is lovely for its bucolic setting"
Similar: rustic, rural, pastoral, country, countryside, agricultural, agrarian, outdoor, idyllic, unspoiled, Arcadian, sylvan, georgic, agrestic,
Opposite: urban,

bucolic noun

• a pastoral poem.
Origin: early 16th century (as a noun): via Latin from Greek boukolikos, from boukolos ‘herdsman’, from bous ‘ox’.


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