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THRENODY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
Synonyms:
coronach; dirge; lament; requiem; threnody
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("threnody" is a kind of...):
song; vocal (a short musical composition with words)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "threnody"):
keen (a funeral lament sung with loud wailing)
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