idyll
/ˈaɪdəl/EYE-duhl
/ˈaɪdəl/EYE-duhl
Meaninga little picture
Common meaning: a happy peaceful scene
- idyllform, shape; an imageLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 414 · scan
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
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Origin: Built on Greek εἶδος; εἴδωλον ‘form, shape; an image’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry εἶδος, p. 414 · dictionary scan
Roots
- εἶδος; εἴδωλον Greek “form, shape; an image”
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