Definitions for: Elegy

[n] a mournful poem; a lament for the dead

Webster (1913) Definition: El"e*gy, n.; pl. Elegies. [L. elegia, Gr. ?, fem.
sing. (cf. ?, prop., neut. pl. of ? a distich in elegiac
verse), fr. ? elegiac, fr. ? a song of mourning.]
A mournful or plaintive poem; a funereal song; a poem of
lamentation. --Shak.

Synonyms: lament

See Also: poem, verse form