idyl

/AY1 D AH0 L/

noun

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

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