/ 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.
/ 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. 2005