Elegy and Mourning

Elegy

Elegy noun - A composition expressing one's grief over a loss.
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Synonyms for Elegy

Mourning and elegy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mourning" instead a noun "Elegy".

Mourning

Mourning noun - State of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one.
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Synonyms for Mourning

Elegy and mourning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Elegy" instead a noun "Mourning".

Nearby Words: mournful, mourn, mourned, mourner

How words are described

long long elegy long mourning
last last elegy last mourning
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