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IDYLL

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• IDYLL (noun)
The noun IDYLL has 3 senses:

1. an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll
2. a musical composition that evokes rural life
3. a short descriptive poem of rural or pastoral life

Familiarity information: IDYLL used as a noun is uncommon.

• IDYLL (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("idyll" is a kind of...):

episode (a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A musical composition that evokes rural life

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

pastoral; pastorale; idyll

Hypernyms ("idyll" is a kind of...):

composition; musical composition; opus; piece; piece of music (a musical work that has been created)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

A short descriptive poem of rural or pastoral life

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

eclogue; bucolic; idyll

Hypernyms ("idyll" is a kind of...):

pastoral (a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds))

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