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eclogue
eclogue, the term for a short pastoral poem, comes from ἐκλογή (a choice), the title given in Greek to collections of elegant extracts. The Latinized form ecloga was used, however, for any short poem and attached itself particularly to Virgil's pastorals which their author had called bucolica. The terms eclogue, bucolic, and idyll have been widely used as synonyms, except that grammarians have made an effort to confine ‘eclogue’ to poems in dialogue form. The alternative spelling ‘aeglogue’ was prompted by a mistaken derivation from the Greek αἴξ, a goat.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "eclogue." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "eclogue." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-eclogue.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "eclogue." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-eclogue.html |
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eclogue pastoral dialogue (esp. of Theocritus and Virgil). XV. — L. ecloga short poem — Gr. eklogḗ selection, esp. of poems, f. eklégein (see ECLECTIC).
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T. F. HOAD. "eclogue." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "eclogue." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-eclogue.html T. F. HOAD. "eclogue." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-eclogue.html |
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eclogue. Short pastoral poem (sometimes used as title of a piece of mus.).
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "eclogue." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "eclogue." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-eclogue.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "eclogue." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-eclogue.html |
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eclogue
•agog, befog, blog, bog, clog, cog, dog, flog, fog, frog, grog, hog, Hogg, hotdog, jog, log, nog, prog, slog, smog, snog, sprog, tautog, tog, trog, wog
•hangdog • lapdog • seadog • sheepdog
•watchdog • bulldog • gundog • firedog
•underdog • pettifog • pedagogue
•demagogue • synagogue • sandhog
•hedgehog • warthog • groundhog
•roadhog • backlog • Kellogg • weblog
•eclogue
•epilogue (US epilog)
•prologue (US prolog) • footslog
•ideologue
•dialogue (US dialog) • duologue
•Decalogue
•analog, analogue (US analog)
•monologue • apologue
•catalogue (US catalog) • travelogue
•eggnog • leapfrog • bullfrog
•Taganrog
•golliwog, polliwog
•phizog • Herzog
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"eclogue." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "eclogue." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-eclogue.html "eclogue." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-eclogue.html |
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