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| el·e·gi·ac [ èllə j ək ] or el·e·gi·a·cal [ èllə j ək'l ] |
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1. mournful: expressing sorrow or regret
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2. like an elegy: resembling or characteristic of a poetic elegy in form or content
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| [Late 16th century. Via French or late Latin< Greek elegeiakos< elegos "song"] |
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 el·e·gi·a·cal·ly adverb |
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