elegiac
adjective | /elegiac/
expressing sorrow or lamentation, often for something past
elegiac
adjective | /elegiac/
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"The poem contained elegiac lines remembering lives lost in the war."
"There was an elegiac tone to her farewell speech."
Mnemonic Trick
Elegiac = Elegy + Magic → song of mourning or lament.
Etymology
From Greek elegia, via Latin elegiacus relating to elegy.
used for mournful, reflective poetry or tone.
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