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rustic
What does rustic mean?
rustic (adjective): country-styled or pastoral; rural.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce rustic?
/ˈɹʌstɪk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does rustic come from?
Borrowed from Latin rūsticus.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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