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Elegaic

//ˌɛləˈdʒeɪ.ɪk// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Nonstandard form of elegiac. alt-of, nonstandard

    "In the ſame Piece [An Essay upon Poetry] he [John Sheffield, 1st Marquess of Normanby] has alſo laid down very juſt Rules for the forming of Lyric, and Elegaic Poetry; […]"

Etymology

Based on a mispronunciation influenced by -ic.

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