elegiacs

We have found lemma(root) word of elegiacs : elegiac.

Definitions


[ˌɛlɪˈdʒʌɪək], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to or characteristic of an elegy
(e.g: haunting and elegiac poems)


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Origin:
late 16th century: from French élégiaque, or via late Latin, from Greek elegeiakos, from elegeia (see elegy)


[ˌɛlɪˈdʒʌɪək], (Noun)

Definitions:
- verses in an elegiac metre


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Origin:
late 16th century: from French élégiaque, or via late Latin, from Greek elegeiakos, from elegeia (see elegy)




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