Hyphenation of elegiac

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word elegiac? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

ele-giac

Definitions of elegiac:

1.	Resembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegy An elegiac poem on a friend's death
2.	Expressing sorrow often for something past An elegiac lament for youthful ideals

Synonyms of elegiac:

adj	poem, verse form
adj	sorrowful

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.