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Rural poem
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georgic
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in 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 ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in 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
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Relating to rural affairs. n. A rural poem; a poetical composition on husbandry, containing rules for cultivate land, etc.
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.