dirige

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dirige

/ˈdɪɹɪd͡ʒi/
/ˈdɪɹɪd͡ʒeɪ/

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From Middle English, from Latin dīrige (“guide”, imperative), from the beginning of the first antiphon in matins for the dead: Dīrige, Domine, Deus meus, in cōnspectū tuō viam meam (“Guide, O Lord my God, my way by your sight”). Doublet of dirge.

noun diriges

A Roman Catholic service for the dead, being the first antiphon of matins for the dead, of which dirige is the first word; a dirge.

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@misc{dirige_2026,
  title = {dirige},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dirige},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}