how to pronounce elegiac

/ˌɛl.ɪˈdʒaɪ.ək/

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elegiac is pronounced in four syllables

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meanings of elegiac

adjective:

Expressing sorrow or mourning.
Of or relating to an elegy.

noun:

A poem composed in the couplet style of classical elegies: a line of dactylic hexameter followed by a line of dactylic pentameter.

elegiac frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word elegiac occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.