- Main Entry:
- ec·logue

- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈek-ˌlȯg, -ˌläg\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- Middle English eclog, from Latin Eclogae, title of Virgil's pastorals, literally, selections, plural of ecloga, from Greek eklogē, from eklegein to select
- Date:
- 15th century
: a poem in which shepherds converse