elegy
/ˈɛlɪd͡ʒi/ noun C2- A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. · funeral elegy· pastoral elegy
- A composition of mournful character.
- A classical poem written in elegiac meter
Plural elegies
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His magnificent memoir, “Life on the Mississippi,” stands as a beautifully poignant elegy to this ephemeral golden age of steamboat navigation.
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