ELEGIAC
E*le"gi*ac, a. Etym: [L. elegiacus, Gr. élégiaque. See Elegy.]
1. Belonging to elegy, or written in elegiacs; plaintive; expressing sorrow or lamentation; as, an elegiac lay; elegiac strains. Elegiac griefs, and songs of love. Mrs. Browning.
2. Used in elegies; as, elegiac verse; the elegiac distich or couplet, consisting of a dactylic hexameter and pentameter.
ELEGIAC
E*le"gi*ac, n.
Defn: Elegiac verse.
ELEGIACAL
El`e*gi"a*cal, a.
Defn: Elegiac.
ELEGIAST
E*le"gi*ast, n.
Defn: One who composes elegies. Goldsmith.
ELEGIOGRAPHER
El`e*gi*og"ra*pher, n. Etym: [Gr. -graph + -er.]