elegiast

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noun

An elegist (maker of elegies).

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Meanings

nounelegiast (plural elegiasts)

plural elegiasts

  1. archaicAn elegist (maker of elegies).

    The great fault of these elegiasts is, that they are in despair for griefs that give the sensible part of mankind very little pain

    1766, [Oliver Goldsmith], The Vicar of Wakefield: […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), Salisbury, Wiltshire: […] B. Collins, for F[rancis] Newbery, […], →OCLC

Origin

From elegy + -ast.

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elegiast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elegiast

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“elegiast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elegiast. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elegiast,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elegiast.

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