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Meaning of Elegy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɛlɪd͡ʒi

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية المرثية رثاء مرثية
Bosanski elegija tužbalica елегија
Català elegia
Čeština elegie žalozpěv
Cymraeg marwnad
Dansk elegi
Deutsch Elegie Klagelied
Ελληνικά ελεγεία
Esperanto elegio
Español elegía endecha epicedio epiceyo nenia
Suomi elegia hautajaisvirsi suruvirsi valitusvirsi
Français élégie
Gaeilge marbhna
Gàidhlig cumha tuireadh
עברית קנה
Hrvatski elegija tužbalica елегија
Magyar elégia
日本語 エレジー 哀傷歌 哀歌 悲歌 挽歌
한국어 만가 애가
Latina elegī elegia
Македонски елегија
Nederlands klaaglied
Polski elegia
Português elegia
Română elegie
Русский элегия
Српски elegija tužbalica елегија
Svenska elegi
ไทย กำสรวล
Tagalog elehiya
Türkçe ağıt mersiye sagu
Tiếng Việt bi ca

Examples

“funeral elegy”
“pastoral elegy”
“solemn elegy”
“He composed an elegy for his late friend.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

eleidin Elejalde syndrome Elektra Elektrėnai elektro-baglama elem

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