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Daphnis and Chloe

noun

  1. two lovers in pastoral literature, especially in a Greek romance attributed to Longus.
  2. (italics) a ballet (1912) with music by Maurice Ravel and scenario and choreography by Michel Fokine.
  3. (italics) either of two orchestral suites by Ravel based on the music of this ballet.


Daphnis and Chloe

noun

  1. two lovers in pastoral literature, esp in a prose idyll attributed to the Greek writer Longus


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