threnode
[ three-nohd, thren-ohd ]
/ ˈθri noʊd, ˈθrɛn oʊd /
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Origin of threnode
1855–60; by alteration; see ode
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All burst into tears, and were convinced of the sincerity of his sorrow by the manner in which he recited his threnode.
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