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| | idyll definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta |
 | | Idyll and idyllic are narrower in meaning, referring to carefree happiness, unspoiled beauty, and serenity, as in a pastoral idyll or an idyllic way to spend a summer afternoon. |
 | | An idyllic setting for a hotel, perhaps in the middle of the countryside, is not necessarily ideal; an ideal setting for a hotel, perhaps near a major airport, may be far from idyllic. |
 | | Note that the title of Tennyson's Idylls of the King, a set of poems about Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot, does not refer to the ideals of the Knights of the Round Table. |
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