élégie

See also: elegie and Elegie

French

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)

elegy (mournful or plaintive poem or song)

Related terms

élégiaque

Further reading

“élégie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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