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pastorale

pas·to·rale [ pàstə rl, pàstə rál ] (plural pas·to·rales or pas·to·ra·li [ pàstə rlee ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. music with pastoral theme: a piece of music with a pastoral theme

2. rustic opera: an opera with a rural story and setting, popular in western Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries

[Early 18th century. Via Italian< Latin pastoralis (see pastoral)]
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