| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| pastoral (adj.), pastorale (n.) |
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| Pastoral applies to shepherds, sheep, and the rural life or, in its extended sense, to spiritual shepherds—pastors—and their “flocks”—congregations. A pastorale is a musical composition suggesting idyllic pastoral or rural subjects; the term is sometimes loosely or figuratively used of literary or dramatic works in that vein. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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