elegiac.
Of or relating to an elegy.
Meaning & usage
Of or relating to an elegy.
the elegiac distich or couplet, consisting of a dactylic hexameter and pentameter
Expressing sorrow or mourning.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French élégiaque, from Latin elegīacus, from Ancient Greek ἐλεγειακός (elegeiakós).
A poem composed in the couplet style of classical elegies: a line of dactylic hexameter followed by a line of dactylic pentameter.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French élégiaque, from Latin elegīacus, from Ancient Greek ἐλεγειακός (elegeiakós).
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