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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ECLOGUE

From Latin ecloga short poem, collection of extracts, from Greek eklogē selection, from eklegein to select.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ECLOGUE

eclogue  [ˈɛklɒɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ECLOGUE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Eclogue is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ECLOGUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Eclogue

An eclogue is a poem in a classical style on a pastoral subject. Poems in the genre are sometimes also called bucolics.

Definition of eclogue in the English dictionary

The definition of eclogue in the dictionary is a pastoral or idyllic poem, usually in the form of a conversation or soliloquy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ECLOGUE


analog
ˈænəˌlɒɡ
analogue
ˈænəˌlɒɡ
backlog
ˈbækˌlɒɡ
beclog
bɪˈklɒɡ
blog
blɒɡ
catalogue
ˈkætəˌlɒɡ
clog
klɒɡ
dialogue
ˈdaɪəˌlɒɡ
epilogue
ˈɛpɪˌlɒɡ
flog
flɒɡ
homolog
ˈhɒməˌlɒɡ
homologue
ˈhɒməˌlɒɡ
log
lɒɡ
monologue
ˈmɒnəˌlɒɡ
prologue
ˈprəʊlɒɡ
slog
slɒɡ
Tagalog
təˈɡɑːlɒɡ
unclog
ʌnˈklɒɡ
vlog
vlɒɡ
weblog
ˈwɛbˌlɒɡ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ECLOGUE

eclampsia
eclamptic
eclectic
eclectically
eclecticism
eclipse
eclipse plumage
eclipse scotoma
eclipse scotomata
eclipser
eclipsing binary
eclipsing variable
eclipsis
ecliptic
ecliptic latitude
ecliptic longitude
ecliptically
eclogite
eclose
eclosion

WORDS THAT END LIKE ECLOGUE

apologue
back catalogue
card catalogue
collogue
Decalogue
dictionary catalogue
duologue
grammalogue
ideologue
interior monologue
isologue
magalogue
mail-order catalogue
philologue
recatalogue
Sinologue
subject catalogue
travelogue
trialogue
union catalogue
vogue

Synonyms and antonyms of eclogue in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «eclogue» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ECLOGUE

Find out the translation of eclogue to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of eclogue from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «eclogue» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

牧歌
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

égloga
570 millions of speakers

English

eclogue
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

eclogue
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القصيدة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эклога
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

eclogue
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্রাম্য কবিতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

églogue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Eclogue
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kurzes Lied
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

牧歌
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

eclogue
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Eclogue
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bài hát đối ngắn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

eclogue
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Eclogue
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eglog
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

egloga
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

eclogue
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

еклога
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

eglogă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δικούς του Eclogue
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

herder dig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

eclogue
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

eclogue
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of eclogue

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ECLOGUE»

The term «eclogue» is normally little used and occupies the 108.650 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ECLOGUE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about eclogue

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ECLOGUE»

Discover the use of eclogue in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to eclogue and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Age of Anxiety: A Baroque Eclogue
Originally published: New York: Random House, 1947. "Fascinating and hair-raising."--Leonard Bernstein "[One of] Auden's outstanding American works."--Stephen Spender
Wystan Hugh Auden, Alan Jacobs, 2011
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City Eclogue
Though most of the poems in this collection do not necessarily take place in Pittsburgh, there is a rhythmic fragmentation here painting portraits of urban life in general.
Ed Roberson, 2006
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The Spenser Encyclopedia
The degree of autobiography in the poem is highly debatable, however, and it raises questions which are fundamental to its interpretation. Januarye This eclogue is an amorous complaint in the strict pastoral tradition, with Virgil's Eclogue 2 as ...
A. C. Hamilton, 1990
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Observations in Illustration of Virgil's Celebrated Fourth ...
Upon comparing this passage with the Eclogue, the correspondence is too plain to be mistaken. For, to what could Anchises have alluded in the words — " quem promitti sapius " audis — the youth so often promised" — but to some predictions  ...
John Penn, Granville Penn, 1810
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Rosalind and Helen, a modern eclogue, with other poems. ...
tit. \^. Gr. E. ^v. <\K. ^l. no. [Rosalind and Helen, tie., of which the original title- page is given opposite, is a thin octavo volume, printed in the spring of 1819, and consisting of fly- title Rosalind and Helen, title-page, 2 pages of preface (called ...
Percy Bysshe Shelley, Harry Buxton Forman, 1819
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Virgil's Messianic Eclogue: Its Meaning, Occasion, & Sources ...
H3. Isaiah — continued. is inaugurated by a divine birth, Il4f., immediately impending, 117; various interpretations of his prophecy, 118 note; the child's growth marked by corresponding world - changes, 120; remarkable phrase to denote his ...
Joseph Bickersteth Mayor, William Warde Fowler, 1907
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A Kerry Pastoral in Imitation of the First Eclogue of Virgil
Thomas Crofton Croker. The Editor cannot conclude without expressing his thanks to Mr. How of Fleet street, the Publisher of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hall's Ireland, for the embellishments which have been introduced to illustrate the notes. T. C. C. ...
Thomas Crofton Croker, 1843
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The Bench. An Eclogue. Occasioned by the War Between England ...
William King. D E D I CA? IO N. would they have any Thing believed, among skilful or learned Men, better than what they themfelves do, nor any thing excellent they do not do; whom . my graver Works and Trifles equally offend, whether they ...
William King, 1741
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A Poetry Criticism Reader
“Glanmore Eclogue,” a light, playful poem, set in a part of County Wicklow about which Heaney has been writing since Field Work, acknowledges the potential gap between modern poet and wary contemporary reader. A farmer Qgure, Myles , ...
Jerry Harp, Jan Weissmiller, 2006
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The first eclogue of Virgil, tr. into Engl. verse: by T.K. ...
Publius Vergilius Maro. THE FIRST ECLOGUE OF VIRGIL, TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH VERSE: BY T. K. GLAZEBROOK. PRINTED BY J. HADDOCK, HORSE- MARKET. 1807. i i. * . • x.
Publius Vergilius Maro, 1807

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ECLOGUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term eclogue is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Georgia in the Cycle of History
And this line of thought climaxes in Vergil's Fourth Eclogue, which, although written around 42BC, accurately predicts the coming of Christ:. «The FINANCIAL, May 15»
2
Michael Tilson Thomas couples Bernstein and Mahler with …
Bernstein titled this symphony “The Age of Anxiety,” naming it after a lengthy poem by W. H. Auden, who gave it the subtitle “A Baroque Eclogue ... «Examiner.com, May 15»
3
Bloodstock Bites: Way to go!
... and her most recent foal, the two-year old filly Eclogue (Pastoral Pursuits), is a stablemate of Redstart at Beckett's Kimpton Down Stables. «Sportinglife.com, Apr 15»
4
Lives of Girls and Women by Alice Munro - book review: Tales of a …
The deliquescence of the swampy area to which Uncle Benny has adapted takes us into the territory of piscatory eclogue, where suffering, ... «The Independent, Apr 15»
5
'St. John Passion,' Rising Stars concert lifts voices and hearts
Zoltek soloed capably in Gerald Finzi's serene "Eclogue for Piano and Strings," and first-year tenor Jesse Donner showed Mozartean potential ... «Chicago Tribune, Mar 15»
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Lyric's Rising Stars in Concert to Showcase Ryan Opera Center …
Ryan Opera Center pianist Maureen Zoltek will perform Gerald Finzi's "Eclogue for Piano and Strings, Opus 10." All vocal selections will have ... «Broadway World, Mar 15»
7
My favourite painting: Dan Pearson
When Palmer saw Blake's engravings to Ambrose Philips's imitation of Virgil's First Eclogue, he wrote: 'They are visions of little dells, and nooks ... «Country Life, Feb 15»
8
Burned Vesuvius Scrolls Read for First Time
... scrolls are thought to hold Aristotle's lost 30 dialogues, philosophical work by Epicurus, erotic poems by Philodemus, Virgilius's lost eclogue, ... «Discovery News, Jan 15»
9
Who first said 'The pen is mightier than the sword'?
"In the face of weapons of war, my songs avail as much as doves in the face of eagles," he wrote in Eclogue 9. But there was a belief in ... «BBC News, Jan 15»
10
Giotto's 'Madonna and Child'. Source: Supplied
The poem is in fact in the tradition of Virgil's great eclogue, it's a poem of prophecy, which announces the transformation of the world. Yea, Truth ... «The Australian, Dec 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Eclogue [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/eclogue>. Apr 2024 ».
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