threnode, threnody

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• Threnode — Thren ode, n. A threne, or threnody; a dirge; a funeral song. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• threnody — [thren′ə dē] n. pl. threnodies [Gr thrēnōidia < thrēnos, lamentation (< IE echoic base * dhren , to murmur > DRONE1) + ōidē, song] a song of lamentation; funeral song: also threnode [thrē′nōd΄, thren′ōd΄] threnodic [thrē näd′ik] adj.… …   English World dictionary

• threnode — noun Date: 1614 threnody • threnodic adjective • threnodist noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• threnode — /three nohd, thren ohd/, n. threnody. [1855 60; by alter.; see ODE] * * * …   Universalium

• threnody — n dirge, requiem, funeral song, burial hymn, threnode, Rom. Cath. Ch. trenal, Dies Irae; elegy, lament, lamentation, keen, epicedium, monody, ululation, jeremaid, Scot., Irish. coronach …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• threnode — thre•node [[t]ˈθri noʊd, ˈθrɛn oʊd[/t]] n. threnody • Etymology: 1855–60 …   From formal English to slang

• threnode — /ˈθrinoʊd/ (say threenohd), /ˈθrɛn / (say thren ) noun → threnody …  

• threnody — n. (also threnode) (pl. ies or threnodes) 1 a lamentation, esp. on a person s death. 2 a song of lamentation. Derivatives: threnodial adj. threnodic adj. threnodist n. Etymology: Gk threnoidia f. threnos wailing + oide ODE …   Useful english dictionary

• dead march — Synonyms and related words: andante, burial, burial at sea, burying, claudication, coronach, cortege, crawl, creep, death knell, death song, deep six, dirge, dogtrot, elegy, epicedium, eulogy, footpace, funeral, funeral march, funeral oration,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• death song — Synonyms and related words: chant du cygne, coronach, dead march, death knell, dirge, elegy, epicedium, eulogy, funeral march, funeral oration, funeral song, graveside oration, keen, knell, monody, muffled drums, passing bell, requiem, swan song …   Moby Thesaurus