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bucolic

adjective

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Relating to the pleasant, quiet qualities of rural life.

The painting showed a bucolic scene of fields and grazing sheep.

Dictionary practice example.

The theater designer wanted a bucolic opening, with a quiet lane, distant fields, and neighbors exchanging baskets rather than rushing through traffic.

From Building a Country Setting.

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