ELEGY


Meaning of ELEGY in English

/ ˈelədʒi; NAmE / noun

( pl. -ies ) a poem or song that expresses sadness, especially for sb who has died

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WORD ORIGIN

early 16th cent.: from French élégie , or via Latin , from Greek elegeia , from elegos mournful poem.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.