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eclogue

Meaningselection

Common meaning: short pastoral poem, often in dialogue

Journey through time

  1. Greekeklogē‘selection’source
  2. Latinmeaning shiftsselection → pastoral poemecloga‘pastoral poem’source
  3. Englisheclogue‘short pastoral poem, often in dialogue’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Greek eklogē ‘selection’.

Roots

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