eclogue

[ ek-lawg, -log ]

/ ˈɛk lɔg, -lɒg /

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noun

a pastoral poem, often in dialogue form.

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Origin of eclogue

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

Words nearby eclogue

ecliptic, ecliptic coordinate system, ecliptic latitude, ecliptic longitude, eclogite, eclogue, Eclogues, eclosion, ECM, ECMO, eco

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How to use eclogue in a sentence

In the eclogue this danger is earnestly discussed by the two Yorkshire farmers, Roger and Willie.
Yorkshire Dialect Poems|F.W. Moorman
The title (as indeed the principal subject of the eclogue) was in consequence altered from 'Lansdown' to 'Jekyll.'
Notes & Queries, No. 53. Saturday, November 2, 1850|Various
Boccaccio conceived this Eclogue in a wood, and therefore he calls himself Silvio.
Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study|Edward Hutton
The Eclogue roughly is as follows: Boccaccio in a sleepless and restless night full of unhappy regrets longs for the day.
Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study|Edward Hutton

Mopsus laments his death; Menalcas proclaims his divinity; the whole eclogue consisting of an elegy and an apotheosis.
Dryden's Works (13 of 18): Translations; Pastorals|John Dryden

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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