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threnody

thre·nody

UK/ˈθɹɛn.ə.di/ uncommon

noun

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a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

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

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