elegy
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elegy
- /ˈɛlɪd͡ʒi/ Canada, US, UK
Where it comes from
From Middle French elegie, from Latin elegīa, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐλεγείᾱ (elegeíā), ellipsis of ἐλεγείᾱ ᾠδή (elegeíā ōidḗ, “an elegiac song”).
noun elegies
- A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. funeral elegy
- A composition of mournful character.
- A classical poem written in elegiac meter
Similar: monody. See dirge
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noun
Similar: monody. See dirge
Translations
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noun mournful or plaintive poem or song
| Español | elegía, endecha, epicedio, epiceyo, nenia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 만가 man'ga |
| 日本語 | 哀歌 aika, 悲歌 hika, エレジー erejī |
| 中文 | 挽歌 wǎngē, 哀歌 āigē |
| Português | elegia |
| Français | élégie |
| Deutsch | Elegie |
| Ελληνικά | ελεγεία elegeía |
| Română | elegie |
| Русский | эле́гия elégija |
| العربية | رِثَاء riṯāʔ, مَرْثِيَة marṯiya |
| עברית | קִנָּה kiná, אלגיה |
Talk about this word "elegy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/elegy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. elegy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/elegy "elegy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/elegy.Cite this
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title = {elegy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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