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Bucolic Pronunciation
Bucolic is pronounced byoo-KAH-lik, IPA /bjuˈkɑlɪk/.
byoo-KAH-lik
US /bjuˈkɑlɪk/ · UK /bjuːˈkɒlɪk/
Syllables: byoo · KAH · lik (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Relating to the countryside, and usually suggesting a pleasant rural calm.
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Bucolic in a Sentence
- The painting shows a bucolic scene with sheep.
- They settled into a bucolic routine.
- There is nothing bucolic about a working farm in February.
Common Mispronunciations of Bucolic
Not BYOO-kuh-lik
KAH takes the volume, and the byoo running in front of it is quick.
Not boo-KAH-lik
A y glide follows the b, so the opening matches the start of beautiful.
Tip: The word comes from boukolos, a Greek cowherd, which is why it describes fields rather than villages.
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