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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23 February 2025

BARGAIN

(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”


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Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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