a. [ L. elegiacus, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. élégiaque. See Elegy. ] 1. Belonging to elegy, or written in elegiacs; plaintive; expressing sorrow or lamentation; as, an elegiac lay; elegiac strains. [ 1913 Webster ]
Elegiac griefs, and songs of love. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Used in elegies; as, elegiac verse; the elegiac distich or couplet, consisting of a dactylic hexameter and pentameter. [ 1913 Webster ]