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elegy

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Etymology

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From Middle French elegie, from Latin elegīa, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐλεγείᾱ (elegeíā), ellipsis of ἐλεγείᾱ ᾠδή (elegeíā ōidḗ, “an elegiac song”).

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Noun

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elegy (plural elegies)

  1. A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. [from early 16th c.]
  2. (music) A composition of mournful character.
  3. A classical poem written in elegiac meter

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Because the words elegy and eulogy sound and look similar and both concern speeches or poems associated with someone's death and funeral, they are easily confused. A simple key to remembering the difference is that an elegy is chiefly about lamenting whereas a eulogy is chiefly about praising (and eu- = "good").

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  • requiem – a piece of music played at a mass for the dead

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