georgic

[ jawr-jik ]

/ ˈdʒɔr dʒɪk /

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adjective

noun

a poem on an agricultural theme.

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Origin of georgic

1505–15; < Latin geōrgicus < Greek geōrgikós, equivalent to geōrg(ós) husbandman (geō- geo- + -ourgos working, worker, akin to érgon work) + -ikos -ic

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Examples from the Web for georgic

But there came an evening when we finished the Fourth Georgic together.
The Adventures of Harry Revel|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Georgic, jorj′ik, adj. relating to agriculture or rustic affairs.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
He wrote very little altogether, but produced a piece called "Blenheim," and a sort of Georgic entitled "Cyder."
History of English Humour, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange
It was a sort of Georgic, giving complete instructions how apples are to be grown and cider to be made.
A Book of the West. Volume I Devon|S. Baring-Gould

So Bob had to learn the fourth Georgic by heart, and did most of it (with extreme enjoyment) up in that very same tree.
Cradock Nowell, Vol. 2 (of 3)|Richard Doddridge Blackmore

British Dictionary definitions for georgic

georgic

/ (ˈdʒɔːdʒɪk) /

adjective

literary agricultural

noun

a poem about rural or agricultural life

Word Origin for georgic

C16: from Latin geōrgicus, from Greek geōrgikos, from geōrgos farmer, from gē land, earth + -ourgos, from ergon work

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