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elegy [ˈɛlɪdʒɪ] n pl -gies
1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a mournful or plaintive poem or song, esp a lament for the dead 2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) poetry or a poem written in elegiac couplets or stanzas [via French and Latin from Greek elegeia, from elegos lament sung to flute accompaniment] Usage: Avoid confusion with eulogy ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translations elegy n → Elegie f n elegy [ˈelidʒi] a song or poem of mourning. treursang, treurdig قصيدَه رِثائِيّه елегия elegie elegi; klagesang; sørgedigt die Elegie, das Klagelied ελεγεία elegía eleegia مرثیه؛ نوحه elegia élégie הֶספֵּד शोक-गीत elegija elégia, gyászdal lagu sedih harmljóð, tregaljóð elegia 哀歌 애가(哀歌) elegija elēģija elegi elegie klagesang, elegi elegia elegia elegie элегия elégia žalostinka elegija elegi บทกลอนแห่งความเสียใจ ağıt, mersiye 哀歌,輓歌 елегія حزنیہ گیت khúc bi ai 哀歌,挽歌 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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We say, for instance, Gray's Elegy, or Shakespeare's Sonnets. It is not my business here to write an elegy upon my wife, give a character of her particular virtues, and make my court to the sex by the flattery of a funeral sermon. |
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