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elegies

elegies is the plural of elegy.

Meaning of elegy

Noun

elegy (plural elegies)

  1. A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
    • funeral elegy
  2. A composition of mournful character.
  3. A classical poem written in elegiac meter

Questions about elegies

What is elegies the plural of?
Elegies is the plural of elegy.

Words near elegies in the dictionary

  1. elegiack
  2. elegiacks
  3. elegiacs
  4. elegiast
  5. elegiasts
  6. elegies
  7. elegiographer
  8. elegiographers
  9. elegious
  10. elegise
  11. elegised

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