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Idyll vs Arcadia - What's the difference?

idyll | arcadia |

As nouns the difference between idyll and arcadia

is that idyll is any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus's short pastoral poems, the Idylls while arcadia is alternative case form of Arcadia.

As a proper noun Arcadia is

a district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese that has a population of more than 110,000. Tripoli is the capital and a main city with a population over 22,000.

idyll

English

Alternative forms

* idyl

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of .
  • An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyll; a carefree or lighthearted experience.
  • (music) A composition, usually instrumental, of a pastoral or sentimental character, e.g. .

    • Related terms

    * idyllic * idyllical * idyllically * idyllist, idylist

    See also

    * ("idyll" on Wikipedia)

    References

    * *

    Anagrams

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    arcadia

    English

    (wikipedia Arcadia)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese that has a population of more than 110,000. Tripoli is the capital and a main city with a population over 22,000.
  • A mountainous region of ancient Greece.
  • A city in California, USA.
  • A city in Louisiana, USA.
  • A city in Missouri, USA.
  • An ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment.

    • Derived terms

    * Arcadian * Arcadic * Arcady

    Anagrams

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