eclogue
pronunciation
How to pronounce eclogue in British English:
UK ['eklɒg]
How to pronounce eclogue in American English:
US [ˈɛkˌlɔɡ, -ˌlɑɡ]
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- Noun:
- a short descriptive poem of rural or pastoral life
Word Origin
- eclogue (n.)
- "short poem," especially a pastoral dialogue, mid-15c., from Latin ecloga "selection, short poem, eclogue," from Greek ekloge "a selection," especially of poems, from eklegein "to select" (see eclectic).
Example
- 1. These factors became lateson to set up thewhole style of novel creations : the eclogue .
- 2. Whenever you come , you will find hunan a chinese painting of landscape and an eclogue of the east .
- 3. The church bells that terrible tore heart crack lung sort of eclogue blunt you were roaring , seems to be in to your conscience issued torture -- " you really love your groom ? "
- 4. His oil painting works always flare with rational brilliance of realism as well as pure and fresh art color and lyric quality of eclogue .