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Rareelegiac
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.A poem composed in the couplet style of classical elegies: a line of dactylic hexameter followed by a line of dactylic pentameter.
adjective
- 1.Of or relating to an elegy.
- 2.Expressing sorrow or mourning.
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