thanatopsis
[ than-uh-top-sis ]
/ ˌθæn əˈtɒp sɪs /
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noun
a view or contemplation of death.
(initial capital letter, italics) a poem (1817) by William Cullen Bryant.
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thanatopsis
/ (ˌθænəˈtɒpsɪs) /
noun
a meditation on death, as in a poem
Word Origin for thanatopsis
C19: from Greek thanatos death + opsis a view
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