'Elegy' definitions:

Definition of 'elegy'

From: WordNet
noun
A mournful poem; a lament for the dead [syn: elegy, lament]

Definition of 'Elegy'

From: GCIDE
  • Elegy \El"e*gy\, n.; pl. Elegies. [L. elegia, Gr. ?, fem. sing. (cf. ?, prop., neut. pl. of ? a distich in elegiac verse), fr. ? elegiac, fr. ? a song of mourning.] A mournful or plaintive poem; a funereal song; a poem of lamentation. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'elegy'

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Words containing 'Elegy'