word
Pastoral
PA-stur-uhl
/ˈpæstɜːrʌl/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
pastoral
Dictionary meaning
Used with regard to idealized country life, idyllically rustic.
Examples
- Pastoral poems bore me to death.
- Pastoral work.
Synonyms: arcadian
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