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elegist
[
el
-i-jist
]
el·e·gist
/
ˈɛl
ɪ
dʒɪst
/
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el
-i-jist
]
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noun
the author of an
elegy
.
Origin:
1765–75;
eleg(y)
+
-ist
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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World English Dictionary
elegize
or
elegise
(ˈɛlɪˌdʒaɪz)
—
vb
1.
to compose an elegy or elegies (in memory of)
2.
(
intr
) to write elegiacally
elegise
or
elegise
—
vb
'elegist
or
elegise
—
n
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