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elegy

el.e.gy \'el-*-je-\ n or elegies [L elegia poem in elegiac couplets, fr. Gk 
   elegeia, elegeion,] pl  fr. elegos song of mourning 1a: a song or poem 
   expressing sorrow or lamentation esp. for one who is dea d 1b: something 
   resembling such a song or poem  2: a poem in elegiac couplets  3a: a 
   pensive or reflective poem usu. nostalgic or melancholy  3b: a short 
   pensive musical composition