ˈeləjē, -ji noun
( -es )
Etymology: Latin elegia, from Greek elegeia, elegeion, from elegos song of mourning or lamentation accompanied by the flute, probably of non-Indo-European origin
1.
a. : a song or poem expressing sorrow or lamentation especially for one who is dead
2. : a poem in elegiac couplets
3.
a. : a pensive or reflective poem typically highly subjective and usually sorrowful, nostalgic, or melancholy
b. : a musical composition in pensive or mournful mood