elegie

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elegie

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Borrowed from French élégie, from Latin elegia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐλεγεία (elegeía).

noun elegii · elegie · elegia · elegiile

feminine elegy

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dirge mournful poem or piece of music
elegy mournful or plaintive poem or song

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"elegie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/elegie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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elegie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/elegie

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"elegie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/elegie.

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@misc{elegie_2026,
  title = {elegie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/elegie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}