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エレジー — meaning in English

erejī

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English meaning

  • elegy noun A poem or piece of music written in mourning for someone who has died, or in a serious, reflective, sorrowful tone.
  • threnody noun A song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge; an elegy.

Senses

エレジー is used for these senses in English:

  • elegy A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. [from early 16th c.]
  • threnody A song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge; an elegy.

Related Japanese words