Threnody \Thren"o*dy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? a dirge + ? a song. See
Threne, and Ode.]
A song of lamentation; a threnode. --Sir T. Herbert.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
threnody
n : a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a
memorial to a dead person [syn: dirge, coronach, lament,
requiem]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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