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Alternative spellings
idyl

Pronunciation
UK: IPA|�ɪdɪl
US: IPA|�aɪdl

Homophones
US: idle
US: idol

Noun
en-noun

1. Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of w:Theocritus|Theocritus's short pastoral poems, the Idylls.
2. An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyl; a carefree or lighthearted experience;
3. music A composition, usually instrumental, of a pastoral or sentimental character, e.g. Siegfried Idyll by Richard Wagner.

Related terms
idyllic
idyllical
idyllically
idyllist, idylist

Translations
trans-top|poem or short written piece
Portuguese: idílio m
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Slovene: idila f
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References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

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