elegy C2 Topic:Literature & Storytelling US /ˈɛləˌdʒiː/ UK /ˈɛlɪd͡ʒi/ See IPA manual Freq #69821 Meanings 1 noun A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. Funeral elegy. Thesaurus Synonyms dirge Word family Derived forms elegiacelegiastelegiographerelegistelegize Etymology From Middle French elegie, from Latin elegīa, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐλεγείᾱ (elegeíā), ellipsis of ἐλεγείᾱ ᾠδή (elegeíā ōidḗ, “an elegiac song”). Topics Literature & Storytelling Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # elegy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɛləˌdʒiː/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɛlɪd͡ʒi/ **Frequency rank:** 69821 ## Meanings 1. A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. ## Examples - Funeral elegy. ## Synonyms - dirge ## Derived Forms - elegiac - elegiast - elegiographer - elegist - elegize ## Etymology From Middle French elegie, from Latin elegīa, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐλεγείᾱ (elegeíā), ellipsis of ἐλεγείᾱ ᾠδή (elegeíā ōidḗ, “an elegiac song”). ## Topics - Literature & Storytelling - Word Formation & Derivatives - General Vocabulary markdown