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adjective

Definition of georgicnext
as in bucolic

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noun

as in pastoral

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Recent Examples of georgic
Adjective
And so the community would persist, a tableau of georgic calm sealed inside the bottle of a company town. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for georgic
  1. bucolic
  2. pastoral
  3. agricultural
  4. elegy
  5. agrarian
  6. ode
  7. arable
  8. sonnet
Adjective
  • This is the ultimate bucolic New England getaway for families, couples, and groups of friends.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Beaverbrook, a bucolic five-star country house hotel composed of a main manor house and storybook-style individual cottages.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of bucolic
Noun
  • Debate has persisted regarding churches with women serving in assistant pastoral or preaching roles.
    — Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • Debate has persisted on where to draw the line regarding churches with women serving in assistant pastoral or preaching roles.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 June 2026
Definition of pastoral
Adjective
  • This emotional rift is deeper than just the family’s disagreements about what to grow and how, encompassing the brutal history of genocide and displacement that is embedded deep in America’s agricultural history.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
  • According to documents published by the White House, other goods subject to the tax include honey, seeds and agricultural products — as well as select makeup, perfumes, clothing, jewelry, furniture, cameras, fabric and more.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of agricultural
Noun
  • In some ways, Birthright is an elegy to the Jewish experience in America—a place where Israel has been centered as our refuge and rightful homeland for the last 76-odd years.
    — Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
  • But that selflessness comes to feel like the point of this lingering, resonantly sad film — above all else, an elegy for lives unseen and unknown.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 July 2026
Definition of elegy
Adjective
  • The winery estate located at 4710 Flying Paster Lane was owned by Trebek for nine years and is known for its sustainable local agriculture and celebration of equestrian, ranch and agrarian lifestyles.
    — Libbey Hanson, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Foodies and farmers railed against the settlement, saying the park’s new plan would destroy the food scene in west Marin County and kneecap the already struggling agrarian community.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of agrarian
Noun
  • The ode to the one word Atlantans love more than any other has taken off on social media.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Allie is bamboozled by a sleazy musician, who serenades her with an ode to date rape.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of ode
Adjective
  • Given China’s shrinking labor force and the effects of overproduction and climate change on its arable land, Beijing is likely to remain reliant on foreign food products in the coming years.
    — Caitlin Welsh, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The surrounding area is lush and rich in nature, ideal for farming livestock and arable, as well as the abundance of vineyards and olive groves scattered through the countryside.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026
Definition of arable
Noun
  • People can and should be skeptical about the sonnets written about starting NFL quarterbacks every offseason, when no one is getting sacked and almost everyone looks good.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
  • The conventions ground the writing as meter and rhyme steady a sonnet.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Definition of sonnet

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