Main Entry: el·e·gy

Pronunciation: \ˈe-lə-jē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural el·e·gies

Etymology: Latin elegia poem in elegiac couplets, from Greek elegeia, elegeion, from elegos song of mourning

Date: 1501

1 : a poem in elegiac couplets
2 a : a song or poem expressing sorrow or lamentation especially for one who is dead b : something (as a speech) resembling such a song or poem
3 a : a pensive or reflective poem that is usually nostalgic or melancholy b : a short pensive musical composition