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el·e·gy \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 |