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elegiac

The correct spelling is elegiac.

How to pronounce elegiac

noun

IPA: /ˌɛləˈdʒaɪæk/

Say it like: Ele-jia-c

The correct spelling is elegiac. A poem composed in the couplet style of classical elegies: a line of dactylic hexameter followed by a line of dactylic pentameter. For example: "the elegiac distich or couplet, consisting of a dactylic hexameter and pentameter"

Usage Examples

the elegiac distich or couplet, consisting of a dactylic hexameter and pentameter

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A poem composed in the couplet style of classical elegies: a line of dactylic hexameter followed by a line of dactylic pentameter.

adjective

  1. 1.Of or relating to an elegy.
  2. 2.Expressing sorrow or mourning.

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