Elegy

Pronunciation

• GenAm IPA: /ˈɛlɪdÊ’i/
• Hyphenation: el + e + gy

Origin

1514, from Middle French elegie, from Latin elegia, from Ancient Greek ἐλεγεία ᾠδή ("an elegaic song"), from ἐλεγεία, feminine of ἐλεγεῖος ("elegaic"), from ἔλεγος ("poem or song of lament"), perhaps from Phrygian.

Online Etymology Dictionary

Full definition of elegy

Noun

1. A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.

Synonyms

• dirge, threnody

Coordinate terms

• requiem – a piece of music played at a mass for the dead

Derived terms

• elegiac

Anagrams

• lyege