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elegiac

el·e·gi·ac [ èllə j ək ] or el·e·gi·a·cal [ èllə j ək'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. mournful: expressing sorrow or regret ( formal )

2. like an elegy: resembling or characteristic of a poetic elegy in form or content

[Late 16th century. Via French or late Latin< Greek elegeiakos< elegos "song"]

el·e·gi·a·cal·ly adverb
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