élégie
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin elegīa, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐλεγεία (elegeía).
Pronunciation
Noun
élégie f (plural élégies)
- elegy (mournful or plaintive poem or song)
Related terms
Further reading
- “élégie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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