elegy

US /ˈel.ə.dʒi/
UK /ˈel.ə.dʒi/
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1.

a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead

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He wrote an elegy for his deceased friend.
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The poet's latest work is a moving elegy on the passing of time.
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