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THRENODY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does threnody mean?
• THRENODY (noun)
The noun THRENODY has 1 sense:
1. a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
Familiarity information: THRENODY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
coronach; dirge; lament; requiem; threnody
Hypernyms ("threnody" is a kind of...):
song; vocal (a short musical composition with words)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "threnody"):
keen (a funeral lament sung with loud wailing)
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