elegy
elegy definition
el·egy (el′ə jē)
noun pl. elegies -·gies
- any poem in elegiac verse
- a poem or song of lament and praise for the dead, as Shelley's “Adonais”
- any poem, song, etc. in a mournfully contemplative tone Gray's “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”
Etymology: Fr élégie < L elegia < Gr elegeia < elegos, a lament < ? IE base *el- > alms
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