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threnody

Threnody (noun) means a song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge; an elegy.

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A song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge; an elegy.
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Etymology

From Ancient Greek θρηνῳδία (thrēnōidía, “lamentation”). Compare the New Latin thrēnōdia.

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"threnody" (noun) means a song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge; an elegy.

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