georgic
georgic noun: a rural poem; a poetical composition on husbandry, containing rules for cultivating land, etc.
Noun
georgic (plural georgics)
- A rural poem; a poetical composition on husbandry, containing rules for cultivating land, etc.
- And ſurely if the purpoſe be in good earneſt not to vvrite at leaſure that vvhich mẽ [men] may read at leaſure, but really to inſtruct and ſuborne Action and actiue life, theſe Georgickes of the mind concerning the huſbãdry & tillage thereof, are no leſſe vvorthy thẽ the heroical deſcriptiõs of...1605, Francis Bacon, “The Second Booke”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for...
Adjective
georgic (comparative more georgic, superlative most georgic)
Synonyms of georgic
Forms of georgic
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | georgics |
| alternative form | georgick |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more georgic |
| superlative | most georgic |
Origin of georgic
From Latin georgicum, georgicus, from Ancient Greek γεωργός (geōrgós, “farmer, earth worker”), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) (combining form γεω- (geō-)) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”).
Questions about georgic
- What does georgic mean?
- Georgic means a rural poem; a poetical composition on husbandry, containing rules for cultivating land, etc.
- What part of speech is georgic?
- Georgic can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of georgic?
- The plural of georgic is georgics.
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