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Word: Elegiac
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 16th century: from French élégiaque, or via late Latin, from Greek elegeiakos, from elegeia (see elegy)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɛlɪˈdʒʌɪək
Dialects: British English
Definition:
relating to or characteristic of an elegy
Short Definition:relating to or characteristic of elegy
Examples:- haunting and elegiac poems
Word: Elegiac
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɛlɪˈdʒʌɪək
Dialects: British English
Definition:
verses in an elegiac metre.
Short Definition:verses in elegiac metre
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