noun
- A country person.
- synonyms: peasant, provincial
- A short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life.
adjective
- Used with regard to idealized country life. ( idyllically rustic)
- usage: "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility"
- Relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle.
- usage: "pastoral seminomadic people"; "pastoral land"; "a pastoral economy"
- synonyms: pastoral
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