{"word":"elegiac","date":"2026-09-21","partOfSpeech":"adjective","pronunciation":"el-uh-JYE-ak","definition":"of, relating to, or suggesting a poem or song expressing sorrow","example":"The elegiac tone of the singer’s first album always leaves me in tears.","etymology":"The word elegiac comes from Greek elegiakos, which is derived from elegeia, a type of poem or song expressing sorrow, and ultimately from elegos, a lament or dirge, with its first use in English around 1550. The Greek root elegos is of uncertain origin, but it may be related to a verb meaning to sing a lament.","source":"merriam-webster","sourceUrl":"https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/elegiac-2026-09-21","fetchedAt":"2026-09-22T01:24:26.012Z","cached":false}