"elegiacally" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more elegiacally [comparative], most elegiacally [superlative]
Etymology: From elegiacal + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|elegiacal|ly}} elegiacal + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} elegiacally (comparative more elegiacally, superlative most elegiacally)
  1. In the manner of an elegy, or funeral poem
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