ELEGY

elegy, lament

(noun) a mournful poem; a lament for the dead

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

elegy (plural elegies)

A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. [from early 16th c.]

(music) A composition of mournful character.

Synonyms

• dirge, threnody

Coordinate terms

• requiem – a piece of music played at a mass for the dead

Anagrams

• lyege

Source: Wiktionary

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El"e*gy, n.; pl. Elegies. Etym: [L. elegia, Gr.

Definition: A mournful or plaintive poem; a funereal song; a poem of lamentation. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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