eclogue

[ ek-lawg, -log ]

/ ˈɛk lɔg, -lɒg /

noun

a pastoral poem, often in dialogue form.

Words nearby eclogue

ecliptic, ecliptic coordinate system, ecliptic latitude, ecliptic longitude, eclogite, eclogue, eclogues, eclosion, ecm, ecmnesia, ecmo

Origin of eclogue

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

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Examples from the Web for eclogue

In the third eclogue of Virgil we have two rivals and an umpire.
The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1|Alexander Pope
In 1780 he won a prize offered by the Academy for an eclogue.
Modern Spanish Lyrics|Various
The first of these poems is a monologue 'entitled Cuddy,' modelled on the January eclogue.
Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama|Walter W. Greg
From Petrarch onwards the eclogue was a kind of literature that much pleased the Italians.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 8|Various

In the first eclogue Rowland bewails, in the midst of spring, 'the winter of his grief.'
Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama|Walter W. Greg

British Dictionary definitions for eclogue

eclogue

/ (ˈɛklɒɡ) /

noun

a pastoral or idyllic poem, usually in the form of a conversation or soliloquy

Word Origin for eclogue

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

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