/ˈɛlɪd͡ʒi/
OriginFrom Middle French elegie, from Latin elegīa, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐλεγείᾱ (elegeíā), ellipsis of ἐλεγείᾱ ᾠδή (elegeíā ōidḗ, “an elegiac song”).
- A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
“funeral elegy”
“pastoral elegy”
“solemn elegy”
- A composition of mournful character.
- A classical poem written in elegiac meter
Formselegies(plural)
Source: Wiktionary