threnody
Noun
Synonyms:
dirge
coronach
lament
requiem
WordNet 3.0
Noun
(1)
a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
Synonyms:
dirge
coronach
lament
requiem
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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]
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