noun
- plural of elegy; mournful poems or songs, especially those lamenting the dead or expressing sorrow
Usage: literary
Examples
- The poet wrote several elegies for his fallen comrades.
- Ancient Greek elegies often mourned heroes lost in battle.
- Her collection of elegies captured the grief of an entire generation.
- The composer set traditional elegies to haunting melodies.
- Students studied famous elegies in their literature class.
- The elegies were read aloud at the memorial service.