"elegiast" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: elegiasts [plural]
Etymology: From elegy + -ast. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|elegy|ast}} elegy + -ast Head templates: {{en-noun}} elegiast (plural elegiasts)
  1. One who composes elegies.

Inflected forms

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