monody

noun

Definition of monodynext
as in elegiac

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  1. elegiac
  2. elegy
  3. dirge
  4. taps
Noun
  • There’s also something a little elegiac about it.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
Definition of elegiac
Noun
  • But that selflessness comes to feel like the point of this lingering, resonantly sad film — above all else, an elegy for lives unseen and unknown.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 July 2026
  • What begins as a novel ostensibly about ‘cancel culture’ quickly shifts into a rueful elegy for a dying world.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Definition of elegy
Noun
  • Ashura processions are usually dramatic affairs, with chanters singing elegies or dirges dedicated to Hussein, while audience members beat their chests and engage in displays of mourning.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026
  • This is the starting point of Earth 7, Deb Olin Unferth’s stellar and sweeping science fiction novel that is part cosmic comedy and part dirge to our dying world.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Definition of dirge
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  • Sports bars and restaurants overflowed with customers who drank beer taps dry.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The measures intended to reduce water use across the area by at least 5-10% to make up for depleted water levels in the reservoirs that feed Charlotte taps.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026
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