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elegy
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elegy
(noun)
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elegy
/
ˈ
ɛləʤi/
noun
plural
elegies
elegy
/
ˈ
ɛləʤi/
noun
plural
elegies
Learner's definition of ELEGY
[
count
]
literary
:
a sad poem or song
:
a poem or song that expresses sorrow for someone who is dead
—
compare
eulogy
— elegiac
/ˌɛlə
ˈ
ʤajək/
adjective
[
more elegiac; most elegiac
]
elegiac
poetry
The passage has an
elegiac
tone.
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