Англо-русский словарь - elegiac
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elegiac
1. adj. элегический; грустный
2. noun; pl. элегические стихи
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 (of a metre) used for elegies. 2 mournful. --n. (in pl.) verses in an elegiac metre. Phrases and idioms elegiac couplet a pair of lines consisting of a dactylic hexameter and a pentameter, esp. in Greek and Latin verse. Derivatives elegiacally adv. Etymology: F {eacute}l{eacute}giaque or f. LL elegiacus f. Gk elegeiakos: see ELEGY ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
also ~al adjective Etymology: Late Latin ~us, from Greek elegeiakos, from elegeion Date: 1542 1. a. of, relating to, or consisting of two dactylic hexameter lines the second of which lacks the arsis in the third and sixth feet b. (1) written in or consisting of ~ couplets (2) noted for having written poetry in such couplets c. of or relating to the period in Greece about the seventh century B.C. when poetry written in such couplets flourished 2. of, relating to, or comprising elegy or an elegy; especially expressing sorrow often for something now past an ~ lament for departed youth • ~ noun • ~ally adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
Something that is elegiac expresses or shows sadness. (LITERARY) The music has a dreamy, elegiac quality. ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
4.
~ adj literary 1 showing that you feel upset about someone or something that no longer exists (He spoke of his childhood in elegiac tones.) 2 connected with elegies (elegy) (elegiac verse) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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