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An extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque period or situation, typically an idealized or unsustainable one
“Just like Rousseau, Finlay has created an art which sets the notion of the Arcadian idyll against mankind's extreme barbarity.”
A short description in verse or prose of a picturesque scene or incident, especially in rustic life
“Patchett takes her time getting there, but by the climax of her story, you find yourself hoping that the idyll will - somehow, magically - last.”
A time or instance of carefree fun
“Her year as a vineyard worker in the south of France was not the idyll that she had expected it to be.”
An intervening period of time
A book or film dealing with love in a sentimental or idealized way
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