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noun
Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus's short pastoral poems, the Idylls.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyll; a carefree or lighthearted experience.
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noun
A composition, usually instrumental, of a pastoral or sentimental character, e.g. Siegfried Idyll by Richard Wagner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: eclogue, bucolic, idyl
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Broader terms: pastoral
noun
a musical composition that evokes rural life
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pastorale, pastoral, idyl
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Broader terms: musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
noun
an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: episode
History
From Latin īdyllium, from Ancient Greek εἰδύλλιον (eidúllion), from diminutive of εἶδος (eîdos, “form, shape”).
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