georgic

[ jawr-jik ]

/ ˈdʒɔr dʒɪk /

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adjective

agricultural.

noun

a poem on an agricultural theme.

Origin of georgic

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

Words nearby georgic

Georgia, Georgian, Georgiana, Georgian Bay, Georgia pine, georgic, Georgina, geoscience, geoscientist, geospatial, geosphere

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Example sentences 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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单词	georgic
释义	georgic [ jawr-jik ] / ˈdʒɔr dʒɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR georgic ON THESAURUS.COM adjective agricultural. noun a poem on an agricultural theme. Origin of georgic 1505–15; <Latin geōrgicus<Greek geōrgikós, equivalent to geōrg(ós) husbandman (geō-geo- + -ourgos working, worker, akin to érgonwork) + -ikos-ic Words nearby georgic Georgia, Georgian, Georgiana, Georgian Bay, Georgia pine, georgic, Georgina, geoscience, geoscientist, geospatial, geosphere Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to georgic provincial, idyllic, pastoral, agrarian, bucolic, rustic, backwoods, agricultural, homey, arcadian, countrified, farm, natural, ranch, simple, sylvan, unsophisticated, agronomic, outland, uncultured
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georgic

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