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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐλεγεία (elegeía).
Pronunciation
Noun
эле́гия • (elégija) f inan (genitive эле́гии, nominative plural эле́гии, genitive plural эле́гий)
- elegy
- (figurative, poetic) sadness, melancholy
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