elegiac

One entry found for elegiac.

Main Entry: ele·gi·ac
Pronunciation: "e-l&-'jI-&k, -"ak also i-'lE-jE-"ak
Variant(s): also el·e·gi·a·cal /"e-l&-'jI-&-k&l/
Function: adjective
Etymology: Late Latin elegiacus, from Greek elegeiakos, from elegeion
1 a : of, relating to, or consisting of two dactylic hexameter lines the second of which lacks the arsis in the third and sixth feet b (1) : written in or consisting of elegiac couplets (2) : noted for having written poetry in such couplets c : of or relating to the period in Greece about the seventh century B.C. when poetry written in such couplets flourished
2 : of, relating to, or comprising elegy or an elegy; especially : expressing sorrow often for something now past <an elegiac lament for departed youth>
- elegiac noun
- el·e·gi·a·cal·ly /"e-l&-'jI-&-k(&-)lE/ adverb