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pastorale

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌpæstəˈrɑːl/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pas′tə räl′, -ral′, -rä′lē, pä′stə-; It. päs′tô ä′le)

pas•to•rale (pas′tə räl′, -ral′, -rä′lē, pä′stə-; It. päs′tô rä′le),USA pronunciation n., pl. -rales, -ra•li (-rä′lē, -ral′ē; It. -rä′lē).USA pronunciation [Music.]

Music and Dancean opera, cantata, or the like, with a pastoral subject.
Music and Dancea piece of music suggestive of pastoral life.

Italian, noun, nominal use of pastorale pastoral
1715–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

pastorale /ˌpæstəˈrɑːl/ n ( pl -rales)

a composition evocative of rural life, characterized by moderate compound duple or quadruple time and sometimes a droning accompaniment
a musical play based on a rustic story, popular during the 16th centuryAlso (archaic): pastourelle

Etymology: 18th Century: Italian, from Latin: pastoral

'pastorale' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

pastoral - Pastoral Symphony, The

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