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单词 elegy
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Kit did not write an elegy for his "gentle thief '.Before Tahrir Square the book would have been a mournful elegy.

Word lists with
elegy

Types of composition
(noun) 
Definition
a mournful poem or song, esp. a lament for the dead
a moving elegy for a lost friend
Synonyms
lament
a lament for the late, great Buddy Holly
requiem
dirge
the mournful dirge, `Erin's Lament'
plaint (archaic)
threnody
keen
funeral song
coronach (Scottish, Irish)
funeral poem

Additional synonyms

in the sense of dirge
Definition
a chant of lamentation for the dead
the mournful dirge, `Erin's Lament'
Synonyms
lament,
requiem,
elegy,
death march,
threnody (formal),
dead march,
funeral song,
coronach (Scottish, Irish)
in the sense of keen
Definition
a lament for the dead
Synonyms
lament,
weeping,
mourning,
wailing,
dirge,
lamentation,
coronach (Scottish, Irish)

Nearby words of
elegy

  • elegance
  • elegant
  • elegiac
  • elegy
  • element
  • elemental
  • elementary

Synonyms of 'elegy'

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