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idyll (n.)

also idyl, c. 1600, "short, picturesque pastoral poem," from French idylle (16c.) or directly Latin idyllium, from Greek eidyllion "short, descriptive poem, usually of rustic or pastoral type," literally "a little picture," diminutive of eidos "form" (see -oid).

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Definitions of idyll from WordNet

idyll (n.)
an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll;
idyll (n.)
a musical composition that evokes rural life;
Synonyms: pastorale / pastoral / idyl
idyll (n.)
a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life;
Synonyms: eclogue / bucolic / idyl
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