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idyl

/'/aI/d/@/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. a musical composition that evokes rural life

    noun.communication

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life

    noun.communication

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as, the <i>idyls</i> of Theocritus; also, any poem, especially a narrative or descriptive poem, written in an eleveted and highly finished style; also, by extension, any artless and easily flowing description, either in poetry or prose, of simple, rustic life, of pastoral scenes, and the like.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

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