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elegiac
01
resembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegy
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
relational
Superlative
most elegiac
Comparative
more elegiac
gradable
02
expressing or displaying the sadness and sorrow felt due to loss, death, or a past event
Examples
The poem had an elegiac tone, mourning the loss of a beloved friend.
