эле́гия — meaning in English

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.
• lament verb To express deep sorrow or regret over something.
• threnody noun A song or poem mourning someone who has died.

Senses

эле́гия is used for these senses in English:

• elegy A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. [from early 16th c.]
• epicede An elegy; an ode to someone deceased.
• lament A song expressing grief.
• threnody A song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge; an elegy.

lament — full definition

1. verb To express deep sorrow or regret over something.
2. noun An expression of grief or regret, sometimes in the form of a song or poem.

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