eclogue

[ ek-lawg, -log ]

noun
  1. a pastoral poem, often in dialogue form.

Origin of eclogue

1
1400–50; late Middle English eclog<Latin ecloga<Greek eklogḗ selection, akin to eklégein to select; see ec-

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eclogue

/ (ˈɛklɒɡ) /


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

Origin of eclogue

1
C15: from Latin ecloga short poem, collection of extracts, from Greek eklogē selection, from eklegein to select; see eclectic

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