Etymology

elegiac

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Today it means: Of or relating to an elegy. Full definition →

Middle French élégiaque ← Latin elegīacus ← Ancient Greek ἐλεγειακός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐλεγειακός
  2. Latin · derived fromelegīacus
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromélégiaque
  4. English todayelegiac

From Middle French élégiaque, from Latin elegīacus, from Ancient Greek ἐλεγειακός (elegeiakós).

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