BUCOLIC
(noun) a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
synonyms : eclogue , idyl , idyllThe poet wrote an idyll based on his past living in his village. -added by bluegenetic
(noun) a country person
synonyms : peasant , provincialThe provincial, dressed in a straw hat and baggy pants, was instantly recognizable amongst the others gathered in the inn’s dining room. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle
"pastoral seminomadic people", "pastoral land", "a pastoral economy"
synonyms : pastoralThe country was mainly a pastoral economy. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic
"a country life of arcadian contentment", "a pleasant bucolic scene", "charming in its pastoral setting", "rustic tranquility"
synonyms : arcadian , pastoralHe lived a quiet and pastoral life in the valley. -added by naila_inlas
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Mnemonics for bucolic
(Tag: ) bucolic sounds a bit like bullock which is used in the "country side"...
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(Tag: ) BUlls and COLI (collie, a sheep dog) Country -- rustic and pastoral places, people, and songs.
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(Tag: ) olic is the one to see. oleic acid is used to remove rust. or even if you can check oli, jumble it as oil,used as an antirust agent,which in the past was used as an oral agent.
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(Tag: global) bullock+kick:it is usually seen in the countryside
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(Tag: ) You commonly find a block of salt in a cow pasture. This block of salt is a COWLICK. Picture a BULL licking the COWLICK
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(Tag: ) BUCK+LICK....people who can lick anything for bucks are BUCOLIC and mostly found in COUNTRYSIDE.....
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(Tag: ) The villager (rural ans pastural) person who is BOOK-HOLICK (like alcoholic/workholic)can be easily inspired to good poetry.
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(Tag: ) Bu (B.) +COLIc (coli): B coli infection is common in RUSTIC area because of the unhygienic condition.
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(Tag: ) bucolic like alcoholic for urban people and bucolic for RURAL people
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(Tag: hindi) bhookho likho = in some gaons u dont get much to eat and u have to study(likho) even when ure ravenous(bhookho)
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(Tag: ) bucolic = b for bank + uco + lic; uco bank was established in 1943 in kolkata, therefore it is oldest bank.
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(Tag: ) bucolic = but+an alcoholic, so it is a peaceful environment like a pastoral setting where alcohols are banned
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(Tag: ) Buccolic: coli (fishermen) at west side beaches, they are country person of india
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(Tag: ) You're more likely to get the Bubolic Plague if you live a bucolic lifestyle in the country.
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(Tag: english) bucolic: bu:bull + co: cock + lic : lick - A bull licks a cock; it must be a farm. Hence the meaning is related to countryside.
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