elegy or L-E-G
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PRONUNCIATION:
(EL-i-jee)
MEANING:
noun: A poem composed as a lament for the dead.
ETYMOLOGY:
Via French and Latin from Greek elegos (a mournful poem or song).
USAGE:
"Frederick Septimus Kelly wrote his best-known work, an elegy for string orchestra, in memory of his friend, poet Rupert Brooke."
Matthew Westwood; Lament for Fame's First Victim; The Australian (Sydney); Aug 18, 2006.
PRONUNCIATION:
(EL-i-jee)
MEANING:
noun: A poem composed as a lament for the dead.
ETYMOLOGY:
Via French and Latin from Greek elegos (a mournful poem or song).
USAGE:
"Frederick Septimus Kelly wrote his best-known work, an elegy for string orchestra, in memory of his friend, poet Rupert Brooke."
Matthew Westwood; Lament for Fame's First Victim; The Australian (Sydney); Aug 18, 2006.