elegiac
Of or relating to an elegyOf or relating to an elegy.
» This elegy follows the traditional elegiac couplet format of classical poetry.
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2 sensesOf or relating to an elegy.
the elegiac distich or couplet, consisting of a dactylic hexameter and pentameter
elegisch
resembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegy
Expressing sorrow or mourning.
expressing sorrow often for something past
Examples
2 sentencesThis elegy follows the traditional elegiac couplet format of classical poetry.
Tom wrote an elegiac couplet in Latin about Mary.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle French élégiaque, from Latin elegīacus, from Ancient Greek ἐλεγειακός (elegeiaFrom Middle French élégiaque, from Latin elegīacus, from Ancient Greek ἐλεγειακός (elegeiakós).
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Forms
more elegiac, most elegiac| Comparative | more elegiac Lesson |
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| Superlative | most elegiac Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
86 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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