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View usage for: (elɪdʒi) Word forms: plural elegiescountable nounAn elegy is a sad poem, often about someone who has died. ...a touching elegy for a lost friend. Synonyms: lament, requiem, dirge, plaint [archaic] More Synonyms of elegy (ˈɛlɪdʒɪ) nounWord forms: plural -gies1. a mournful or plaintive poem or song, esp a lament for the dead 2. poetry or a poem written in elegiac couplets or stanzas ▶ USAGE Avoid confusion with eulogyWord origin C16: via French and Latin from Greek elegeia, from elegos lament sung to flute accompaniment elegy in American English (ˈɛlədʒi) nounWord forms: plural ˈelegies1. any poem in elegiac verse 2. a poem or song of lament and praise for the dead, as Shelley's “Adonais” 3. any poem, song, etc. in a mournfully contemplative tone Gray's “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” Word origin Fr élégie < L elegia < Gr elegeia < elegos, a lament < ? IE base * el- > alms Examples of 'elegy' in a sentenceelegy Word lists withelegy Types of compositionDefinition a mournful poem or song, esp. a lament for the dead a moving elegy for a lost friend Synonyms requiem plaint (archaic) threnody keen funeral song coronach (Scottish, Irish) funeral poem Additional synonymsDefinition 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) Definition a lament for the dead Synonyms lament, weeping, mourning, wailing, dirge, lamentation, coronach (Scottish, Irish) - elegance
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