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 Definitions of threnody  [ˈθrɛn ə di]  

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Definition of 'threnody' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) threnody
a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, esp. for the dead; dirge.

Etymology:  (1615–25; < Gk thrēnōidía=thrên(os) dirge +-ōid(ē) song (see ode ) +-ia -y3)

Definition of 'threnody' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) dirge, coronach, lament, requiem, threnody
a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
Definition of 'threnody' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) threnody
a song of lamentation; a threnode

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