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elegiac (adjective), more elegiac, most elegiac
1. Pertaining to a woeful poem: The verse Mrs. Smart read to her class at school was very elegiac and gloomy and made all the students quite sad.
2. Referring to the communication of sorrow, sadness, or morning: The music played at the funeral was certainly elegiac and made many people cry.
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