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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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elegies |
| definition: |
a sorrowful or mournful poem or musical composition, esp. a lament for the dead.
A close friend of the deceased gave a thoughtful and moving elegy at the funeral.- synonyms:
- dirge, lament, monody, requiem, threnody
- similar words:
- keen, lamentation, mentation, wail
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