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noun
A pastoral poem, often in the form of a shepherd's monologue or a dialogue between shepherds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bucolic, idyll, idyl
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pastoral
History
From Middle English eclog, from Latin ecloga, from Ancient Greek ἐκλογή (eklogḗ, “selection”).
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
