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elˇeˇgy  audio  (l-j) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. elˇeˇgies
  1. A poem composed in elegiac couplets.
    1. A poem or song composed especially as a lament for a deceased person.
    2. Something resembling such a poem or song.
  3. Music A composition that is melancholy or pensive in tone.
ETYMOLOGY:
French élégie, from Latin elega, from Greek elegeia, from pl. of elegeion, elegiac distich, from elegos, song, mournful song


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