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elegiac
elegiac [ élli j ək ] or elegiacal [ élli j ək'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. mournful: expressing sorrow or regret ( literary )

2. like an elegy: resembling or characteristic of a poetic elegy in form or content
[Late 16th century. Via French or late Latin< Greek elegeiakos< elegos 'song']

elegiacally adverb
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