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eclogue

ec.logue \'ek-.lo.g, -.la:g\ n [ME eclog, fr. L Eclogae, title of Vergil's 
   pastorals, lit., select]ions, pl. of ecloga, fr. Gk ekloge-, fr. eklegein 
   to select : a poem in which shepherds are introduced conversing : BUCOLIC, 
   (MIDYLL