- threnody
- noun (plural -dies) Etymology: Greek thrēnōidia, from thrēnos dirge + aeidein to sing — more at drone, ode Date: 1634 a song of lamentation for the dead ; elegy
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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
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threnody — [thren′ə dē] n. pl. threnodies [Gr thrēnōidia < thrēnos, lamentation (< IE echoic base * dhren , to murmur > DRONE1) + ōidē, song] a song of lamentation; funeral song: also threnode [thrē′nōd΄, thren′ōd΄] threnodic [thrē näd′ik] adj.… … English World dictionary
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threnody — UK [ˈθrenədɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms threnody : singular threnody plural threnodies literary a sad poem, speech, or song … English dictionary
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