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georgic

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to rural affairs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • georgic life
  • georgic landscape
  • georgic tradition

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: georgical

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A rural poem; a poetical composition on husbandry, containing rules for cultivating land, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin georgicum, georgicus, from Ancient Greek γεωργός (geōrgós, “farmer, earth worker”), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) (combining form γεω- (geō-)) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”).

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