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elegy
What does elegy mean?
elegy (noun): a mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use elegy in a sentence?
- He composed an elegy for his late friend. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce elegy?
/ˈɛlədʒi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does elegy come 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”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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