elegist

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noun

A writer of funeral songs; one who writes in elegiac verse

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Meanings

nounelegist (plural elegists)

plural elegists

  1. A writer of funeral songs; one who writes in elegiac verse

Origin

From elegy + -ist.

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Translations

Italian elegista
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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