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elegiasts

elegiasts is the plural of elegiast.

Meaning of elegiast

Noun

elegiast (plural elegiasts)

  1. (archaic) An elegist (maker of elegies).
    • The great fault of these elegiasts is, that they are in despair for griefs that give the sensible part of mankind very little pain1766, [Oliver Goldsmith], The Vicar of Wakefield: […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), Salisbury, Wiltshire: […] B. Collins, for F[rancis] Newbery, […], →OCLC

Questions about elegiasts

What is elegiasts the plural of?
Elegiasts is the plural of elegiast.

Words near elegiasts in the dictionary

  1. elegiacally
  2. elegiack
  3. elegiacks
  4. elegiacs
  5. elegiast
  6. elegiasts
  7. elegies
  8. elegiographer
  9. elegiographers
  10. elegious
  11. elegise

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