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elegiac

[el-i-jahy-uhk, -ak, ih-lee-jee-ak] / ˌɛl ɪˈdʒaɪ ək, -æk, ɪˈli dʒiˌæk /


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The elegiac opening and closing chapters, in which Crowther imagines visiting Monroe’s home and scanning her shelves, also add to the feeling that too much is being extrapolated out of not enough information.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Character actor Noah Segan’s directorial debut, the movie is a warmly elegiac portrait of the city and the pain of recognizing when your time has passed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

Film screenings were preceded by an elegiac video honoring him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

The film, made in collaboration with his King's Foundation charity, is a sometimes elegiac look at his many decades of campaigning to protect the natural world.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

The correspondence lost its argumentative edge and shifted back to an elegiac, still-life pattern after 1820.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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