- eclogue
- eclogue "short poem," especially a pastoral dialogue, mid-15c., from L. ecloga "selection, short poem, eclogue," from Gk. ekloge "selection," from eklegein "to select" (see ECLECTIC (Cf. eclectic)).
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Eclogue — Ec logue, n. [L. ecloga, Gr. ? a selection, choice extracts, fr. ? to pick out, choose out; ek out + ? to gather, choose: cf. F. [ e]gloque, [ e]cloque. See {Ex }, and {Legend}.] A pastoral poem, in which shepherds are introduced conversing with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
éclogue — ÉCLOGUE. Voy. Églogue … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
eclogue — ► NOUN ▪ a short pastoral poem, especially one in the form of a dialogue. ORIGIN Greek eklog selection … English terms dictionary
eclogue — [ek′lôg΄] n. [ME eclog < L ecloga, a short poem (esp. one of the Eclogae, bucolic poems of Virgil) < Gr eklogē, selection, esp. of poems < eklegein: see ECLECTIC] a short, usually pastoral, poem, often in the form of a dialogue between… … English World dictionary
Eclogue — An eclogue is a poem in a classical style on a pastoral subject. Poems in the genre are sometimes also called bucolics. The etymology of the word is a Romanization of the Greek eklogē ( polytonic|ἐκλογή ), meaning draft, choice, selection… … Wikipedia
eclogue — /ek lawg, log/, n. a pastoral poem, often in dialogue form. [1400 50; late ME eclog < L ecloga < Gk eklogé selection, akin to eklégein to select; see EC ] * * * Short, usually pastoral, poem in the form of a dialogue or soliloquy (see pastoral).… … Universalium
eclogue — ecloga ит. [экло/га] eclogue фр. [экло/г] eclogue англ. [эклог] эклога, пастушеская песня; то же, что egloga, eglogue … Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов
Eclogue of Theodulus — The Eclogue of Theodulus was a Latin verse dialogue, which became a standard school text of the Middle Ages. Scholarship generally dates it to the tenth century, though earlier dates are also given.References*Ronald E. Pepin, An English… … Wikipedia
eclogue — noun Etymology: Middle English eclog, from Latin Eclogae, title of Virgil s pastorals, literally, selections, plural of ecloga, from Greek eklogē, from eklegein to select Date: 15th century a poem in which shepherds converse … New Collegiate Dictionary
ÉCLOGUE — s. f. Voyez ÉGLOGUE … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
