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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 |