threnody

[ thren-uh-dee ]
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noun,plural thren·o·dies.
  1. a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, especially for the dead; dirge; funeral song.

Origin of threnody

1
1615–25; <Greek thrēnōidía, equivalent to thrên(os) dirge + -ōid() song (see ode) + -ia-y3

Other words from threnody

  • thre·no·di·al [thri-noh-dee-uhl], /θrɪˈnoʊ di əl/, thre·nod·ic [thri-nod-ik], /θrɪˈnɒd ɪk/, adjective
  • thren·o·dist [thren-uh-dist], /ˈθrɛn ə dɪst/, noun

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threnody

threnode (ˈθriːnəʊd, ˈθrɛn-)

/ (ˈθrɛnədɪ, ˈθriː-) /


nounplural threnodies or threnodes
  1. an ode, song, or speech of lamentation, esp for the dead

Origin of threnody

1
C17: from Greek thrēnōidia, from thrēnos dirge + ōidē song

Derived forms of threnody

  • threnodial (θrɪˈnəʊdɪəl) or threnodic (θrɪˈnɒdɪk), adjective
  • threnodist (ˈθrɛnədɪst, ˈθriː-), noun

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