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1. (n.) dirge
a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead.
2. dirge
any composition resembling such a song or tune in character, as a poem of lament for the dead or solemn, mournful music.
3. dirge
the office of the dead, or the funeral service as sung.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME dir(i)ge < L dīrige (impv. of dīrigere to direct ), first word of the antiphon sung in the Latin office of the dead (Psalm V, 8))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) dirge, coronach, lament, requiem, threnody
a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) dirge
a piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; a funeral hymn
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