Threnody Definition

thrĕnə-dē
threnodies
noun
threnodies
A song of lamentation; funeral song.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Threnody

Noun

Singular:
threnody
Plural:
threnodies

Origin of Threnody

  • From Ancient Greek θρηνῳδία (thrÄ“nōidia, “lamentation"), from θρῆνος (thrÄ“nos, “lament, wail, dirge") + ᾠδή (ōidÄ“, “song").

    From Wiktionary

  • Greek thrēnōidiā thrēnos lament aoidē, ōidē song ode

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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