elegy
English
Etymology
From Middle French elegie, from Latin elegīa, from Ancient Greek ἐλεγεία ᾠδή (elegeía ōidḗ, “an elegiac song”), from ἐλεγεία (elegeía), feminine of ἐλεγεῖος (elegeîos, “elegiac”), from ἔλεγος (élegos, “poem or song of lament”), perhaps from Phrygian.[1]
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɛlɪdʒi/
- Hyphenation: el‧e‧gy
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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
Coordinate terms
- requiem – a piece of music played at a mass for the dead
Derived terms
Translations
mournful or plaintive poem or song
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See also
- eulogy – similar sounding funeral word
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