eclogue

[ ek-lawg, -log ]

/ ˈɛk lɔg, -lɒg /

noun

a pastoral poem, often in dialogue form.

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, ecmnesia, ECMO

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Example sentences 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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单词	eclogue
释义	eclogue [ ek-lawg, -log ] / ˈɛk lɔg, -lɒg / noun a pastoral poem, often in dialogue form. 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, ecmnesia, ECMO Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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