ECLOGUE
eclogue, bucolic, idyll, idyl
(noun) a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
eclogue (plural eclogues)
A pastoral poem, often in the form of a shepherd's monologue or a dialogue between shepherds.
Source: Wiktionary
Ec"logue, n. Etym: [L. ecloga, Gr. Ă©gloque, Ă©cloque. See Ex-, and Legend.]
Definition: A pastoral poem, in which shepherds are introduced conversing with each other; a bucolic; an idyl; as, the Ecloques of Virgil, from which the modern usage of the word has been established.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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