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View usage for: threnody in British English (ˈθrɛnədɪ, ˈθriː-) or threnode (ˈθriːnəʊd, ˈθrɛn-) nounWord forms: plural threnodies or threnodesan ode, song, or speech of lamentation, esp for the dead Derived forms threnodial (θrɪˈnəʊdɪəl) or threnodic (θrɪˈnɒdɪk) adjective threnodist (ˈθrɛnədɪst, ˈθriː-) noun Word origin C17: from Greek thrēnōidia, from thrēnos dirge + ōidē song threnody in American English (ˈθrɛnədi) nounWord forms: plural ˈthrenodies a song of lamentation; funeral song : also ˈthreˌnode (ˈθriˌnoʊd; ˈθrɛnˌoʊd) Derived forms threnodic (threˈnodic) (θriˈnɑdɪk) adjective threnodist (ˈthrenodist) noun Word origin Gr thrēnōidia < thrēnos, lamentation (< IE echoic base * dhren-, to murmur > drone 2) + ōidē, song Examples of 'threnody' in a sentencethrenody Synonyms of 'threnody'lament, keen, requiem, elegy More Synonyms of threnody Definition a lament for the dead (formal) Synonyms keen requiem monody funeral ode coronach (Scottish, Irish) Additional synonymsDefinition a chant of lamentation for the dead the mournful dirge, `Erin's Lament' Synonyms lament, requiem, elegy, death march, threnody (formal), dead march, funeral song, coronach (Scottish, Irish) Definition a mournful poem or song, esp. a lament for the dead a moving elegy for a lost friend Synonyms lament, requiem, dirge, plaint (archaic), threnody, keen, funeral song, coronach (Scottish, Irish), funeral poem Definition a lament for the dead Synonyms lament, weeping, mourning, wailing, dirge, lamentation, coronach (Scottish, Irish) - three
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