élégie

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See also: elegie and Elegie

French

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin elegīa, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐλεγεία (elegeía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.le.ʒi/
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Noun

élégie f (plural élégies)

  1. elegy (mournful or plaintive poem or song)

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