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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “bucolic”

“bucolic” is pronounced /bjuˈkɑlɪk/ (byoo-KAH-lik) in American English and /bjuːkɒlɪk/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ol”.
The sound

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bucolic

/bjuˈkɑlɪk/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /bjuːkɒlɪk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. bucbju
  2. olkɑstress
  3. iclɪk
IPA (American)
/bjuˈkɑlɪk/
IPA (British)
/bjuːkɒlɪk/
Respelling
byoo-KAH-lik
Syllables
3 — buc-OL-ic
Stress
Stress the second syllable: buc-OL-ic. “ol” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun, adjective
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/bjuˈkɑlɪk/

British

/bjuːkɒlɪk/

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Meaning

What “bucolic” means

  1. noun

    a country person

  2. noun

    a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life

  3. adjective

    (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic

    “a country life of arcadian contentment”

Say it in a sentence

“The valley has a bucolic calm that photographs never quite capture.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
bbjyulong ookk×2ɑahllɪshort i

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Questions

“bucolic”, answered

How do you pronounce “bucolic”?

“bucolic” is pronounced /bjuˈkɑlɪk/ (byoo-KAH-lik) in American English and /bjuːkɒlɪk/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ol”. Build it as buc-OL-ic, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “bucolic” have?

3: buc · ol · ic. The beat lands on the second, “ol”.

Is “bucolic” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /bjuˈkɑlɪk/ (byoo-KAH-lik); British English says /bjuːkɒlɪk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “bucolic” mean?

As a noun: a country person For example: “The valley has a bucolic calm that photographs never quite capture.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “bucolic”?

Stress the second syllable: buc-OL-ic. “ol” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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