Definition of eclogue Eclogue

ec•logue

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What does eclogue mean?

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Noun

Plural: eclogues

eclogue - a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life

bucolic, idyll, idyl

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eclogue (Noun)
A pastoral poem, often in the form of a shepherd's monologue or a dialogue between shepherds.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

eclogue (n.)
A pastoral poem, in which shepherds are introduced conversing with each other; a bucolic; an idyl; as, the Ecloques of Virgil, from which the modern usage of the word has been established.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

eclogue
A pastoral poem, often in the form of a shepherd's monologue or a dialogue between shepherds.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

eclogue
ek′log, n. a short pastoral poem like Virgil's Bucolics. [L. ecloga—Gr. eklogē, a selection, esp. of poems—ek, out of, legein to choose.]

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eclogue, noun, singular of eclogues.

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