threnody

[ thren-uh-dee ]
/ ˈθrɛn ə di /

noun, plural thren·o·dies.

a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, especially for the dead; dirge; funeral song.

Origin of threnody

1615–25; < Greek thrēnōidía, equivalent to thrên(os) dirge + -ōid(ḗ) song (see ode) + -ia -y3

OTHER WORDS FROM threnody

thre·no·di·al [thri-noh-dee-uh l] /θrɪˈnoʊ di əl/, thre·nod·ic [thri-nod-ik] /θrɪˈnɒd ɪk/, adjective thren·o·dist [thren-uh-dist] /ˈθrɛn ə dɪst/, noun

Words nearby threnody

threescore, threesome, threespine stickleback, thremmatology, threnode, threnody, threonine, thresh, thresh out, thresher, threshing machine

British Dictionary definitions for threnodic

threnody

threnode (ˈθriːnəʊd, ˈθrɛn-)

/ (ˈθrɛnədɪ, ˈθriː-) /

noun plural threnodies or threnodes

an ode, song, or speech of lamentation, esp for the dead

Derived forms of threnody

threnodial (θrɪˈnəʊdɪəl) or threnodic (θrɪˈnɒdɪk), adjective threnodist (ˈθrɛnədɪst, ˈθriː-), noun

Word Origin for threnody

C17: from Greek thrēnōidia, from thrēnos dirge + ōidē song