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Elegiac

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(1):

(a.) Used in elegies; as, elegiac verse; the elegiac distich or couplet, consisting of a dactylic hexameter and pentameter.

(2):

(n.) Elegiac verse.

(3):

(a.) Belonging to elegy, or written in elegiacs; plaintive; expressing sorrow or lamentation; as, an elegiac lay; elegiac strains.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Elegiac'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/elegiac.html. 1828.
 
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