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adjective

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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
  • Eve of Destruction, an annual demolition derby in bucolic Hudson Valley, New York.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Over the past few years, Sofie Birch has amassed a sparkling catalog of bucolic curios on outré labels.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 July 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
  • Analysts note that agricultural commodities such as cocoa, coffee and wheat are expected to be among the asset classes hardest hit by heatwaves.
    — , CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
  • It was stated that these facilities would bring jobs, steady tax revenue, and a high-tech revitalization to struggling agricultural towns.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of agricultural
Noun
  • 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
  • What begins as a novel ostensibly about ‘cancel culture’ quickly shifts into a rueful elegy for a dying world.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Definition of elegy
Adjective
  • Among Hamilton’s many enemies was Thomas Jefferson, who preferred that America remain an agrarian society unsullied by finance and commerce.
    — Owen Lamont, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • Restaurant Pearl Morissette—a 42-acre biodynamic farm with an agrarian-centric tasting menu—was just awarded its second Michelin Star, and sits at North America’s third best restaurant.
    — Kate Dingwall, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of agrarian
Noun
  • Three years on, Novack and Aggrey’s garden has become an aromatic, restful ode to Southern California’s coastal chaparral plant community.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The past-present juxtapositions—of bodies, circumstances, attitudes, and even film stock—made for a sly and poignant ode to (or lament over) time’s passage.
    — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of ode
Adjective
  • 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
  • It is ideally suited for these types of produce, in areas where there are constraints on arable land and water.
    — Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 21 June 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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