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1. (n.) idyll
a poem or prose composition describing pastoral scenes or events or any charmingly simple episode or picturesque scene.
2. idyll
material suitable for such a work.
3. idyll
a long narrative poem on a major theme: Tennyson's Idylls of the King.
4. idyll
an episode or scene of idyllic charm.
5. idyll
a brief romantic affair.
Etymology: (1595–1605; < L īdyllium < Gk eidýllion short pastoral poem)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) idyll
an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll
2. (noun) pastorale, pastoral, idyll, idyl
a musical composition that evokes rural life
3. (noun) eclogue, bucolic, idyll, idyl
a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. idyll
a poem in celebration of everyday life or life in everyday costume amid natural, often pastoral and even romantic, and at times tragic surroundings.
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