elegia — meaning in English
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English meaning
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dirge
noun A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a deceased person.
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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.
Senses
elegia is used for these senses in English:
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dirge
A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.
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elegy
A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. [from early 16th c.]
dirge — full definition
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noun A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a deceased person.
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noun A song or piece of music that is considered too slow, bland or boring.
