Definitions for eclogue
ˈɛk lɔg, -lɒgeclogue

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. eclogue, bucolic, idyll, idylnoun

   a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ecloguenoun

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

2. Etymology: The form "eclogue" is from eclogue, from ecloga. The form "eclog, eglog", attested in, was apparently taken directly from Latin. Both forms are ultimately from ἐκλογή.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ecloguenoun

   A pastoral poem so called, because Virgil called his pastorals eclogues.

   Etymology: ἔϰλογὴ.

   What exclaiming praises Basilius gave this eclogue any man may guess, that knows love is better than spectacles to make every thing seem great. Philip Sidney.

   It is not sufficient that the sentences be brief, the whole eclogue should be so too. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Eclogue

   An eclogue is a poem in a classical style on a pastoral subject. Poems in the genre are sometimes also called bucolics.

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1. eclogue

   An eclogue is a type of lyrical poetry that originated from ancient Greece and is often set in idyllic rural or pastoral settings. Traditionally, the verses and dialogues are put in the mouth of shepherds, representing simple life and expressing love or philosophy through a series of narrative, dramatic, or didactic short poems. This term was particularly used to identify the pastoral poems of Virgil.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ecloguenoun

   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

2. Etymology: [L. ecloga, Gr. a selection, choice extracts, fr. to pick out, choose out; 'ek out + to gather, choose: cf. F. gloque, cloque. See Ex-, and Legend.]

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1. Eclogue

   An eclogue is a poem in a classical style on a pastoral subject. Poems in the genre are sometimes also called bucolics.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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How to pronounce eclogue?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of eclogue in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of eclogue in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=eclogue
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Eclogue
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=eclogue
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclogue
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eclogue
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=eclogue
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=eclogue