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eclogue

/ˈɛk.lɒɡ/

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

Noun

eclogue (plural eclogues)

  1. A pastoral poem, often in the form of a shepherd's monologue or a dialogue between shepherds.
    • The voice of congratulation and flattery was not, however, silent; and we may still peruse, with pleasure and contempt, an eclogue, which was composed on the accession of the emperor Carus. Two shepherds, avoiding the noontide heat, retire into the cave of Faunus.1776, Edward Gibbon, chapter XII, in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume I, London: […] W[illiam] Strahan; and T[homas] Cadell, […], →OCLC
    • Only one laborer in this temple of Minerva, however, was known to get so far as to attempt a translation of Virgil. He[…] repeated the whole of the first eclogue from memory, observing the intonations of the dialogue with much judgment and effect.1823, [James Fenimore Cooper], chapter VIII, in The Pioneers, or The Sources of the Susquehanna; […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), New York, N.Y.: Charles Wiley; […], →OCLC

eclogue meaning in Tamil and Malayalam

eclogue in Tamil

இடையர் பாடல்

eclogue in Malayalam

pastoral poem
ഇടയഗീതം iṭayagītaṁ

Forms of eclogue

pluraleclogues
alternative form (archaic)eclog
alternative form (archaic)eglog

Origin of eclogue

From Middle English eclog, from Latin ecloga, from Ancient Greek ἐκλογή (eklogḗ, “selection”).

Questions about eclogue

What does eclogue mean?
Eclogue means a pastoral poem, often in the form of a shepherd's monologue or a dialogue between shepherds.
What is eclogue in Tamil?
Eclogue in Tamil is இடையர் பாடல். See Eclogue meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is eclogue?
Eclogue is a noun.
How do you pronounce eclogue?
Eclogue is pronounced /ˈɛk.lɒɡ/ (US).
What is the plural of eclogue?
The plural of eclogue is eclogues.

Words near eclogue in the dictionary

  1. eclogitisation
  2. eclogitization
  3. eclogitize
  4. eclogitized
  5. eclogs
  6. eclogue
  7. eclogues
  8. eclose
  9. eclosed
  10. ecloses
  11. eclosing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: eclogue (page history and authors); eclogue (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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