georgics

noun

plural of georgic
as in pastorales

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  1. psalms
  2. epigrams
  3. sonnets
  4. odes
  5. poems
  6. elegies
Noun
  • Take The Music Lesson, a study of a young woman playing the virginal, closely watched by a gentleman, which Graham-Dixon reads as a depiction of Collegiants chastely performing and singing psalms.
    — Clare Bucknell, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • A little over a year ago, Paul Simon returned to the road following a seven-year hiatus to promote his new LP Seven Psalms.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2026
Definition of psalms
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  • Johnson is the author of the epigrams, but Boswell is very much the co-author.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
Definition of epigrams
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  • 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 sonnets
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 sleek property features several odes to San Diego landmarks, starting with the heated saltwater pool inspired by the Balboa Park Lily Pond and gazebo honoring the Botanical Building.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 2 July 2026
Definition of odes
Noun
  • The debate about the origins of the Iliad and the Odyssey is almost as old as the poems themselves.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
  • Kappus had written to him twice already, sending along his poems and, increasingly, the story of his private unraveling.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of poems
Noun
  • The touchstones are plentiful—Harmonia’s cyclical drift, Alice Coltrane’s stargazing elegies, gamelan’s hypnotic shimmer—but the song is strange and unpredictable.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 13 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 elegies
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“Georgics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/georgics. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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