threnody
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threnody
- /ˈθɹɛn.ə.di/
Rhymes with -ɛnədi
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek θρηνῳδία (thrēnōidía, “lamentation”). Compare the New Latin thrēnōdia.
noun threnodies · threnedy
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A song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge; an elegy.
The fifer actually knew but one tune "The Bonnie Blue Flag"—and did not know that well. But it was all that he had, and he played it with wearisome monotony for every camp call. . . . I never hated any piece of music as I came to hate that threnody of treason.
Similar: dirge, elegy, lamentation
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noun a song or poem of lamentation
| Español | treno, canto fúnebre |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 悲歌 hika, 哀歌 aika, エレジー erejī |
| 中文 | 悲歌 bēigē, 哀歌 āigē |
| Português | trenodia |
| Français | thrène, lamentation, plainte, thrénodie |
| Deutsch | Threnodie |
| Русский | эле́гия elégija, погреба́льная пе́снь pogrebálʹnaja pésnʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | bài điếu ca |
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title = {threnody},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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