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eclogue

[ ek-lawg, -log ]

noun

  1. a pastoral poem, often in dialogue form.


eclogue

/ ˈɛklɒɡ /

noun

  1. a pastoral or idyllic poem, usually in the form of a conversation or soliloquy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of eclogue1

1400–50; late Middle English eclog < Latin ecloga < Greek eklogḗ selection, akin to eklégein to select; ec-
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Word History and Origins

Origin of eclogue1

C15: from Latin ecloga short poem, collection of extracts, from Greek eklogē selection, from eklegein to select; see eclectic
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Example Sentences

In the eclogue this danger is earnestly discussed by the two Yorkshire farmers, Roger and Willie.

The title (as indeed the principal subject of the eclogue) was in consequence altered from 'Lansdown' to 'Jekyll.'

Boccaccio conceived this Eclogue in a wood, and therefore he calls himself Silvio.

The Eclogue roughly is as follows: Boccaccio in a sleepless and restless night full of unhappy regrets longs for the day.

Mopsus laments his death; Menalcas proclaims his divinity; the whole eclogue consisting of an elegy and an apotheosis.

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