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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
  • Continue north from New Paltz and discover all that the Hudson Valley and Catskills have to offer—charming towns, next-level antiquing, art, bucolic vistas, and mountain peaks.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026
  • At a charge, guests may also book a cute Patina Osaka wagon, packed with chairs, cuddly blankets, bites, and drinks for a bucolic picnic in the park.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 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
  • Because mosquitos require standing water to complete their life cycle, earlier agricultural use of water may also contribute to rising mosquito numbers.
    — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • Among the agency’s global priorities, are strengthening supply chains for critical minerals, pharmaceuticals, agricultural inputs such as fertilizer and crop protection.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Definition of agricultural
Noun
  • This isn’t just an elegy for a lost boy, but also a way for McElwee to put his own career into the larger context of his life.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026
  • Last week, some of the brightest minds of my generation left us angry elegies and poetic travelogues.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 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
  • But in keeping with its protagonist’s difficulty staring at his feelings head-on, The Vampire Lestat—and the marketing that preceded its premiere—doesn’t start with ballads or sensual odes to far-reaching love.
    — Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
  • The act is an ode to Norweigian history and started with a schoolteacher in 1998, according to ESPN.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
Definition of ode
Adjective
  • 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
  • The hum of the highway reached us across an arable field.
    — Jessi Jezewska Stevens, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Definition of arable
Noun
  • In his sonnets, Shakespeare pairs was with glass, and warmed with disarmed.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • Tech was even still cool in late 2022 when OpenAI released ChatGPT and everyone started giddily re-doing Taylor Swift lyrics as Shakespearean sonnets.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
Definition of sonnet

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