Elegiast

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An elegist (maker of elegies). archaic

    "The great fault of these elegiasts is, that they are in despair for griefs that give the sensible part of mankind very little pain"

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"The great fault of these elegiasts is, that they are in despair for griefs that give the sensible part of mankind very little pain"

Etymology

From elegy + -ast.

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