What does elegy mean?
Elegy means A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation..
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/ˈɛlɪd͡ʒi/ · noun
A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation..
funeral elegy
pastoral elegy
solemn elegy
He composed an elegy for his late friend.
Use elegy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Elegy means A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation..
Common synonyms include monody. See dirge, lament.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
funeral elegy
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