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elegy

How many syllables in elegy?

  3 syllables

Divide elegy into syllables:   el-e-gy
Stressed syllable in elegy:   el-e-gy
How to pronounce elegy:   el-i-jee
How to say elegy:

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Synonyms for elegy


1 syllable
  • dirge
  • speech
  • ode
2 syllables
  • couplet
  • sonnet
  • poem
3 syllables
  • requiem
4 syllables
  • funeral song
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