Meaning
3 sensesA mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
funeral elegy
pastoral elegy
Elegie
эле́гияelégija
еле́гіяeléhija
a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
A composition of mournful character.
A classical poem written in elegiac meter
Examples
3 sentencesTom wrote an elegy for Mary.
What's the difference between an elegy and a eulogy?
This elegy follows the traditional elegiac couplet format of classical poetry.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French elegie, from Latin elegīa, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐλεγείFrom Middle French elegie, from Latin elegīa, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐλεγείᾱ (elegeíā), ellipsis of ἐλεγείᾱ ᾠδή (elegeíā ōidḗ, “an elegiac song”).
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Forms
plural: elegiesSynonyms
2 synonymsmonody. See dirge
Close in meaning
- a mournful poem; a lament for the dead:lament