Crossword clues for georgic
georgic
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Georgic \Geor"gic\ (j[^o]r"j[i^]k), n. [L. georgicum (sc. carmen), and georgica, pl., Gr. bi`blion gewrgiko`n, and ta~ gewrgika`: cf. F. g['e]orgiques, pl. See Georgic, a.] A rural poem; a poetical composition on husbandry, containing rules for cultivating lands, etc.; as, the Georgics of Virgil.
Georgic \Geor"gic\ (j[^o]r"j[i^]k), Georgical \Geor"gic*al\ (j[^o]r"j[i^]*kal), a. [L. georgicus, Gr. gewrgiko`s, fr. gewrgi`a tillage, agriculture: cf. F. g['e]orgique. See George.] Relating to agriculture and rural affairs.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1510s, Georgics, title of Virgil's poems on rural life, from Latin georgica, from georgicus (adj.), from Greek georgikos "of a husbandman, agricultural," from ge "earth" + ergon "work" (see organ). As an adjective meaning "related to agriculture" from 1711.
Wiktionary
a. Relating to rural affairs. n. A rural poem; a poetical composition on husbandry, containing rules for cultivate land, etc.
Wikipedia
Georgic is the singular of Georgics, a poem by Virgil.
Georgic may also refer to:
- SS Georgic (1895), British steamship of the White Star Line
- MV Georgic (1932), British motorship of the White Star Line
Usage examples of "georgic".
Virgil has devoted to them in the Georgics as well as at all those I quoted to justify my fears.
Virgil followed up the Eclogues with the Georgics, a book of poems about farming.