noun
dirge
Dirge (noun) means a sad poem or piece of music performed in memory of someone who has died.
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1
A sad poem or piece of music performed in memory of someone who has died.
"Over six sections – a prologue, a life-story, a dream-quest, a dirge, a masque and an epilogue – they meditate on their lives, their hopes, their losses, and on the human condition."
— Glyn Maxwell, WH Auden's ‘The Age of Anxiety’ (2010)
2
A piece of music or song regarded as overly slow, dull or tedious.
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Etymology
From Middle English dirige, from Latin dirige (“steer, direct”), from the beginning of the first antiphon in matins for the dead, Dirige, Domine, deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam. Doublet of dirige.
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What is the meaning of dirge?
"dirge" (noun) means a sad poem or piece of music performed in memory of someone who has died.
What is another word for dirge?
Other words for "dirge" include lament, coronach, threnody, requiem.
What is the opposite of dirge?
The opposite of "dirge" is paean.
What are the different meanings of dirge?
"dirge" has 2 main meanings: 1. A sad poem or piece of music performed in memory of someone who has died; 2. A piece of music or song regarded as overly slow, dull or tedious.
