ELEGY


Meaning of ELEGY in English

[ 'ɛlɪdʒi ]

■ noun ( plural elegies )

1》 a mournful poem, typically a lament for the dead.

2》 (in Greek and Latin verse) a poem written in elegiac couplets.

Origin

C16: from Fr. élégie , or via L., from Gk elegeia , from elegos 'mournful poem'.

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