- threnode
- noun Date: 1614 threnody • threnodic adjective • threnodist noun
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Threnode — Thren ode, n. A threne, or threnody; a dirge; a funeral song. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thrénode — [tʀenɔd] n. ÉTYM. 1876, in P. Larousse; grec thrênôdos, de thrênos (→ Thrène), et ôdê « chant ». ❖ ♦ Didact. Pleureur, pleureuse à gage, dans la Grèce antique … Encyclopédie Universelle
threnode — /three nohd, thren ohd/, n. threnody. [1855 60; by alter.; see ODE] * * * … Universalium
threnode — thre·node … English syllables
threnode — thre•node [[t]ˈθri noʊd, ˈθrɛn oʊd[/t]] n. threnody • Etymology: 1855–60 … From formal English to slang
threnode — /ˈθrinoʊd/ (say threenohd), /ˈθrɛn / (say thren ) noun → threnody …
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Threnodist — Thren o*dist, n. One who composes, delivers, or utters, a threnode, or threnody. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Threnody — Thren o*dy, n. [Gr. ?; ? a dirge + ? a song. See {Threne}, and {Ode}.] A song of lamentation; a threnode. Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
threnodic — adjective see threnode … New Collegiate Dictionary
