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elegiac |ˌeləˈjīək; eˈlējēˌak| -adjective
1. mournful: expressing sorrow or regret (formal)
2. like an elegy: resembling or characteristic of a poetic elegy in form or content
[Origin: Late 16th century. Via French élégiaque, or late Latin

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