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threnody

Pronunciation: /ˈθɹɛn.ə.di/

The English word “threnody” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

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

Etymology

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

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