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The definition of lamented is  someone who is dead and who has been mourned for. When your father died and you were mourning for him, this is an example of a time when he was lamented.
Full Definition of ELEGY. 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.See elegy defined for English-language learners.. 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. See elegy defined for English-language learners.