THEOCRITUS

Meaning of THEOCRITUS in English

Pronunciation: th ē - ' ä-kr ə -t ə s

Function: biographical name

ca 310-250 B.C. Greek poet

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THEOCRITUS — biographical name circa 310-250 B.C. Greek poet
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THEOCRITUS — born с 300, Syracuse, Sicily died 260 BC Greek poet. Little is known of his life. His surviving poems consist …
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THEOCRITUS — — Theocritean /thee ok'ri tee"euhn/ , Theocritan , adj. /thee ok"ri teuhs/ , n. fl. c270 B.C., Greek poet.
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THEOCRITUS — biographical name circa 310-250 B.C. Greek poet
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THEOCRITUS — born c. 300 BC, , Syracuse, Sicily died 260 BC Greek poet, the creator of pastoral poetry. His poems were …
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THEOCRITUS — Theocritus BrE AmE θi ˈɒk rɪt əs -rət- AmE \ -ˈɑːk-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THEOCRITUS — born 0441; 300, Syracuse, Sicily died 260 BC Greek poet. Little is known of his life. His surviving poems consist …
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THEOCRITUS — Феокрит
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SYRACUSE — I City (pop., 2001: 147,306), central New York, U.S. The site, at the southern end of Lake Oneida, was once …
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PASTORAL — Literary work dealing in a usually artificial manner with shepherds or rural life, typically contrasting the innocence and serenity of …
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ECLOGUE — Short, usually pastoral, poem in the form of a dialogue or soliloquy (see pastoral ). The eclogue as a pastoral …
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DORIC — I. ˈdȯrik, ˈdär-, ˈdōr- adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin doricus, from Greek dōrikos, from Dōris, region of ancient Greece …
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BUCOLIC — I. (ˈ)byü|kälik adjective also bu·col·i·cal -lə̇kəl Etymology: Latin bucolicus, from Greek boukolikos, from boukolos cowherd (from bous head of cattle …
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THEOCRITEAN — thē|äkrə|tēən adjective also the·oc·ri·tan thēˈäkrətən Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Theocrit us, 3d century B.C. Greek pastoral poet + English -ean, …
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IDYL — (n.) A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as, the idyls of Theocritus; also, any poem, especially a narrative …
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BUCOLIC — (n.) A pastoral poem, representing rural affairs, and the life, manners, and occupation of shepherds; as, the Bucolics of Theocritus …
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IDYL — ( n. ) A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as, the idyls of Theocritus; also, any poem, especially …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUCOLIC — ( n. ) A pastoral poem, representing rural affairs, and the life, manners, and occupation of shepherds; as, the Bucolics …
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IDYL — noun a short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as, the idyls of theocritus; also, any poem, especially a narrative …
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BUCOLIC — adj of or pertaining to the life and occupation of a shepherd; pastoral; rustic. 2. bucolic ·noun a pastoral poem, …
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IDYLL — also spelled Idyl (from Greek eidyllion, little picture), a short poem of a pastoral or rural character in which something …
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EPYLLION — brief narrative poem in dactylic hexameter of ancient Greece, usually dealing with mythological and romantic themes. It is characterized by …
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ECLOGUE — a short pastoral poem, usually in dialogue, on the subject of rural life and the society of shepherds, depicting rural …
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SOPHRON OF SYRACUSE — flourished c. 430 BC author of rhythmical prose mimes in the Doric dialect. Although the mimes survive mostly in fragments …
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SESSIONS, ROGER (HUNTINGTON) — born Dec. 28, 1896, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S. died March 16, 1985, Princeton, N.J. American composer of symphonic and instrumental music …
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RODRIGUES LOBO, FRANCISCO — born 1580, Leiria, Port. died November 1621, Portugal pastoral poet, known as the Portuguese Theocritus, after the ancient Greek originator …
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RHIANUS — born c. 275 BC Greek poet and scholar from Crete and a slave. His only surviving works are 10 or …
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PHILETAS OF COS — born c. 330 BC died c. 270 BC Philetas also spelled Philitas Greek poet and grammarian from the Aegean island …
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MANUTIUS, ALDUS, THE ELDER — born 1449, Bassiano, Papal States died Feb. 6, 1515, Venice Italian Aldo Manuzio Il Vecchio the leading figure of his …
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