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

Word History and Origins

Origin of eclogue¹

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

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

Example Sentences

Poets are given vast fees by international conglomerates for their latest eclogues, while screenwriters live in poverty, paid a pittance for their largely ignored outpourings.

From The Guardian

A poem in which persons are represented at speaking alternately; as the third and seventh eclogues of Virgil.

From Project Gutenberg

We find the dove, also, in the romantic eclogues of ancient Syria.

From Project Gutenberg

In every woman, however hardened, however immersed in love adventures, there remains an eclogue in some corner of her brain which now and again comes to the surface.

From Project Gutenberg

The other eclogues deal with the sorrows of earthly love, leading up to a dialogue between Corydon and Cornix, in which the heavenly love is extolled.

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