elegy

🇬🇧 UK/'elidʒi/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A mournful poem or song, especially one lamenting the dead

挽歌,哀歌,悲歌

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
elegyother
=elegy

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The poet wrote a beautiful elegy mourning the death of his friend.

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