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georgic

georgic

9.9
A poem that describes farming and country life
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɪərdʒɪk/
  • Literature
translation icon : georgica
  • Virgil's georgic celebrates the beauty of rural life.

Examples

  • Her latest collection includes a modern georgic focusing on sustainable agriculture.

  • In literature class, we studied a famous georgic describing the rhythms of rural life.

  • The poet wrote a georgic that celebrated the beauty of planting and harvesting crops.

  • The poet wrote a georgic about the changing seasons.

  • The poet wrote a georgic that celebrated the beauty of planting and harvesting crops.

  • In literature class, we studied a famous georgic describing the rhythms of rural life.

  • Her latest collection includes a modern georgic focusing on sustainable agriculture.

Synonyms

eclogue
vsgeorgic
  • Literature
1 9.9

A short poem in which speakers talk about country life

focuses on farming work rather than on conversational poem form
pastoral
vsgeorgic
  • Literature
1 8.1

A poem or song that shows calm country life

emphasizes actual agricultural labor and often praises farming work
bucolic
vsgeorgic
  • Literature
9.9

A short poem about country life

focuses on farming work and often praises countryside life

How Rural

pastoral
  • Literature
1 8.1
georgic
  • Literature
9.9
idyll
  • Specialized
9.3

Surface Forms

georgic singular
georgics plural

Etymology

The word georgic as a noun comes from the Greek parts ge- ('earth') and ergon ('work'), so a georgic is a poem about working the land and the life of farms.