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View usage for: (dɜːʳdʒ) Word forms: plural dirgescountable noun [usually singular]A dirge is a slow, sad song or piece of music. Dirges are sometimes performed at funerals. ...the mournful dirge, 'Erin's Lament'. Synonyms: lament, requiem, elegy, death march More Synonyms of dirge (dɜːdʒ) noun1. a chant of lamentation for the dead 2. the funeral service in its solemn or sung forms 3. any mourning song or melody Derived forms dirgeful (ˈdirgeful) adjective Word origin C13: changed from Latin dīrigē direct (imperative), opening word of the Latin antiphon used in the office of thedead dirge in American English (dɜrdʒ) noun2. a slow, sad song, poem, or musical composition expressing grief or mourning; lament Word origin ME < L dirige, imper. of dirigere, to direct, the first word of an antiphon (Psalm 5:8) in the Office for the Burial of the Dead Examples of 'dirge' in a sentencedirge Word lists withdirge Types of compositionDefinition a chant of lamentation for the dead the mournful dirge, `Erin's Lament' Synonyms requiem death march threnody (formal) dead march funeral song coronach (Scottish, Irish) Additional synonymsDefinition 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, keen, requiem, elegy, dirge, monody, funeral ode, coronach (Scottish, Irish) - director
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