Elegie — meaning in English
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English meaning
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elegy
noun A poem or piece of music written in mourning for someone who has died, or in a serious, reflective, sorrowful tone.
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epitaph
noun Words inscribed on a gravestone or tomb in memory of the person buried there.
Senses
Elegie is used for these senses in English:
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elegy
A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. [from early 16th c.]
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epitaph
A poem or other short text written in memory of a deceased person.
