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elegeia
Greek · ancient
"a song of mourning"
a mournful poem, from elegos (a song of lament)
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Stage 2 of 2
elegy
English · 1500s
"a poem of mourning or serious reflection"
settled as the English word for a poem of serious reflection, typically mourning the dead
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