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ELEGY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mournful poem; a lament for the dead
Synonyms:
elegy; lament
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("elegy" is a kind of...):
poem; verse form (a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines)
Derivation:
elegist (the author of a mournful poem lamenting the dead)
elegize (compose an elegy)
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