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Definition: ELEGIES

Part of Speech Definition
Noun Plural 1. Plural inflection of the noun elegy.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Noun Base
(elegy)		 1. A mournful poem; a lament for the dead.[Wordnet].
2. A mournful or plaintive poem; a funereal song; a poem of lamentation.[Websters].

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008.

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"Elegies" is a common misspelling or typo for: elegise, elegizes.

Date "Elegies" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1503. (references)

Common Expressions: ELEGIES

Expressions Definition
Elegies (William Finn) Elegies is a song cycle in memory of loved ones of William Finn. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: ELEGIES

Elegies

For the poetry, see Elegy.
Elegies
Elegies, 1 of the 3 Hello! Project shuffle units for 2005L-R: Ayumi Shibata, Ai Takahashi, Reina Tanaka and Mai Satoda.
Elegies, 1 of the 3 Hello! Project shuffle units for 2005
L-R: Ayumi Shibata, Ai Takahashi, Reina Tanaka and Mai Satoda.
Background information
Genre(s) Japanese Pop
Years active 2005
Label(s) zetima
Associated acts Morning Musume, Melon Kinenbi, Country Musume
Website [1]
Former members
Mai Satoda
Ayumi Shibata
Ai Takahashi
Reina Tanaka

Elegies (エレジーズ erejiizu?) is the Hello! Project 2005 shuffle group consisting of Ai Takahashi and Reina Tanaka of Morning Musume, along with Melon Kinenbi's Ayumi Shibata and Country Musume's Mai Satoda. The name comes from the word elegy. They released the single "Like the Impressionist Renoir (印象派　ルノアールのように inshōha runoaaru no yō ni?)" on June 22, 2005.

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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Elegies". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: ELEGIES

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Elegies 40     Duino Elegies 4
Elegies (2005) 10     Elegies 40
Elegies (William Finn) 10     Elegies (2005) 10
Elegies to Lessons Learnt 9     Elegies (William Finn) 10
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens 7     Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens 7
Duino Elegies 4     Elegies to Lessons Learnt 9
Roman Elegies 2     Roman Elegies 2

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"elegies" is a common misspelling or typo for: elegise, elegizes.


Computed Synonyms: elegies

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   28.3093   elegies     threnodies     dirges, laments, lamentations, jeremiads, plaints   
 2   21.1090   elegies     lamentations     wailings, plaints, mournings, lamentation, whines   
 3   17.1094   elegies     plaints     complaints, laments, lamentations, wails, moans   
 4   16.1091   elegies     complaints     ailments, diseases, plaints, maladies, accusations   
 5   14.1094   elegies     jeremiads     plaints, moans, complaints, groans, whines   
 6   12.1088   elegies     representations     presentations, diagrams, appearances, characters, shapes   
 7   7.1094   elegies     wails     plaints, yowls, mournings, wail, wailing   
 8   5.3095   elegies     pities     regrets, harms, mischiefs, ruths, sorrows   
 9   5.3094   elegies     monodies     threnodies, requiems, monotonies, monotones, dirges   
 10   5.1094   elegies     requiems     dirges, threnodies, reposes, rests, monodies   
 11   4.2094   elegies     charges     charge, batches, blames, offices, loadings   
 12   4.2094   elegies     grouses     moans, groans, murmurs, mutters, grumblings   
 13   4.2094   elegies     whines     laments, whinings, whine, yelps, squeals   
 14   4.1093   elegies     moans     complains, grouses, grumbles, mourns, howls   
 15   4.1093   elegies     petitions     applications, demands, supplications, begs, prayers   
--------------------     50 synonyms ranked from 16 to 65 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Translations: ELEGIES

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Al Arabiya شِعْرٌ رِثَائِيّ (elegies, elegizing, elegy), مَرْثِيَّة (dirge, dirges, elegies, elegy, lament), مَرْثاة (elegy, elegies). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, elegies. (volunteer & more translations)
Al Fus-Ha شِعْرٌ رِثَائِيّ (elegies, elegizing, elegy), مَرْثِيَّة (dirge, dirges, elegies, elegy, lament), مَرْثاة (elegy, elegies). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, elegies. (volunteer & more translations)
Arabic شِعْرٌ رِثَائِيّ (elegies, elegizing, elegy), مَرْثِيَّة (dirge, dirges, elegies, elegy, lament), مَرْثاة (elegy, elegies). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, elegies. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 哀歌 (elegy, a mournful song, dirge, elegies, lamentation). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, elegies. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 哀歌 (a mournful song, dirge, elegy, elegies, lamentation). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, elegies. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch Klagelieder (dirges, elegies, laments), Elegien (elegies). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, elegies. (volunteer & more translations)
Français élégies (elegies). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, elegies. (volunteer & more translations)
French élégies (elegies). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, elegies. (volunteer & more translations)
German Klagelieder (dirges, elegies, laments), Elegien (elegies). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, elegies. (volunteer & more translations)
High Arabic شِعْرٌ رِثَائِيّ (elegies, elegizing, elegy), مَرْثِيَّة (dirge, dirges, elegies, elegy, lament), مَرْثاة (elegy, elegies). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, elegies. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Klagelieder (dirges, elegies, laments), Elegien (elegies). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, elegies. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Klagelieder (dirges, elegies, laments), Elegien (elegies). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, elegies. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish elegías (elegies). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, elegies. (volunteer & more translations)
Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). Top

Constructed Language Translations: ELEGIES

Language Translations for “elegies” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin elegiesway (elegies). Additional references: Pig Latin, elegies. (volunteer)
Terran B Elegies (elegies). Additional references: Terran B, elegies. (volunteer)
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