transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈe-lə-jē ]
noun
( plural -gies )
Etymology: Latin elegia poem in elegiac couplets, from Greek elegeia, elegeion, from elegos song of mourning
Date: 1501
1. : a poem in elegiac couplets
2.
a. : a song or poem expressing sorrow or lamentation especially 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 usually nostalgic or melancholy
b. : a short pensive musical composition