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Meaning of THRENODY

Pronunciation:  'threnudee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
 
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 Synonyms: coronach, dirge, lament, requiem
 
 See Also: keen, song

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Thren"o*dy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? a dirge + ? a song. See
{Threne}, and {Ode}.]
A song of lamentation; a threnode. --Sir T. Herbert.
 
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