georgic


geor·gic

G0098600 (jôr′jĭk)adj. also geor·gi·cal (-jĭ-kəl) Of or relating to agriculture or rural life.n. A poem concerning farming or rural life.
[Latin geōrgicus, from Greek geōrgikos, from geōrgos, farmer : geō-, geo- + ergon, work; see werg- in Indo-European roots.]

georgic

(ˈdʒɔːdʒɪk) adj (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) literary agriculturaln (Poetry) a poem about rural or agricultural life[C16: from Latin geōrgicus, from Greek geōrgikos, from geōrgos farmer, from gē land, earth + -ourgos, from ergon work]

geor•gic

(ˈdʒɔr dʒɪk)

adj. 1. agricultural. n. 2. a poem on an agricultural theme. [1505–15; < Latin geōrgicus < Greek geōrgikós=geōrg(ós) husbandman (geō- geo- + -ourgos worker) + -ikos -ic]