threnody
Meaning
A song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge; an elegy.
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈθɹɛn.ə.di/
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θρηνῳδία (thrēnōidía, “lamentation”). Compare the New Latin thrēnōdia.
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