[el.e.gy] n, pl -gies [L elegia poem in elegiac couplets, fr. Gk elegeia, elegeion, fr. elegos song of mourning] (1501) 1: a poem in elegiac couplets
2. a: a song or poem expressing sorrow or lamentation esp. for one who is dead b: something (as a speech) resembling such a song or poem 3 a: a pensive or reflective poem that is usu. nostalgic or melancholy b: a short pensive musical composition