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elegiac

Syllabification: (el·e·gi·ac)
Pronunciation: /ˌeləˈjīək, eˈlējēˌak/

Definition of elegiac

adjective

  • (especially of a work of art) having a mournful quality:the movie score is a somber effort, elegiac in its approach
  • wistfully mournful.

noun

(elegiacs)
  • verses in an elegiac meter.

Derivatives

elegiacally

Pronunciation: /ˌeləˈjīək(ə)lē/

adverb

Origin:

late 16th century: from French élégiaque, or via late Latin, from Greek elegeiakos, from elegeia (see elegy)

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