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- Ancient Greek · derived fromεἰδύλλιον
- Latin · derived fromīdyllium
- English todayidyll
From Latin īdyllium, from Ancient Greek εἰδύλλιον (eidúllion), from diminutive of εἶδος (eîdos, “form, shape”).
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idyll
Today it means: Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus's short pastoral poems, the Idylls. Full definition →
Latin īdyllium ← Ancient Greek εἰδύλλιον