Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural el·e·gies
Etymology: Latin elegia poem in elegiac couplets, from Greek elegeia, elegeion, from elegos song of mourning
Date: 1501
1: a poem in elegiac couplets
2 a: a song or poem expressing sorrow or lamentation especially for one who is dead b: something (as a speech) resembling such a song or poem
3 a: a pensive or reflective poem that is usually nostalgic or melancholy b: a short pensive musical composition
4: A movie just released on DVD starring Ben Kingsley and Penelope Cruz in which a middle-aged college professor who, for years, has lived in a state of "emancipated manhood." His romantic conquests are many; his lasting commitments, few. But when a stunning young student named Consuela Castillo enters his life, her otherworldly beauty captivates him to the point of obsession.
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