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elegiacally — elegiac ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to or characteristic of an elegy. 2) wistfully mournful. DERIVATIVES elegiacally adverb … English terms dictionary
elegiacally — adverb see elegiac … New Collegiate Dictionary
elegiacally — See elegiacal. * * * … Universalium
elegiacally — elegiˈacally adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑elegy … Useful english dictionary
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
elegiac — also elegiacal adjective Etymology: Late Latin elegiacus, from Greek elegeiakos, from elegeion Date: 1542 1. a. of, relating to, or consisting of two dactylic hexameter lines the second of which lacks the arsis in the third and sixth feet b. (1)… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Modernist literature — For modern literature, see History of modern literature. Modernism Stylistic origins 19th century Europe Cultural origins Industrial Revolution Derivative forms Absurdism Postmodernism … Wikipedia
Proserpine (play) — Proserpine [ Proserpine may either be pronounced pro ser pine , rhyming with wine , or pro ser pin ee , rhyming with metonymy .] is a verse drama written for children by the Romantic writers Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley. Mary wrote the… … Wikipedia
Austria — Austrian, adj., n. /aw stree euh/, n. a republic in central Europe. 8,054,078; 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Cap.: Vienna. German, Österreich. * * * Austria Introduction Austria Background: Once the center of power for the large Austro… … Universalium
Irish literature — Introduction the body of written works produced by the Irish. This article discusses Irish literature written in English from about 1690; its history is closely linked with that of English literature. Irish language literature is treated… … Universalium
