dead march

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noun

a piece of solemn music for a funeral procession, especially one played at a military funeral.

Origin of dead march

First recorded in 1595–1605

Words nearby dead march

dead man, dead man walking, dead man's fingers, dead man's hand, dead man's handle, dead march, dead matter, dead meat, dead metal, dead nettle, dead of

Words related to dead march

cortege

Example sentences from the Web for dead march

  • It is like the dead-march of a gnat amid the trumpeting of elephants and the roaring of lions.

    Martin Eden |Jack London

  • At last she seemed on the point of bursting into tears; and, suddenly changing the music, she began playing a dead-march.

    David Elginbrod |George MacDonald

British Dictionary definitions for dead march

dead march

noun

a piece of solemn funeral music played to accompany a procession, esp at military funerals