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1. An episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll
   - idyl
    
2. A musical composition that evokes rural life
   - pastorale, pastoral, idyl
    
3. A short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
   - eclogue, bucolic, idyl

Derived forms: idylls

See also: idyllic

Type of: composition, episode, musical composition, opus, pastoral, piece, piece of music

Encyclopedia: Idyll