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
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/, nounWords nearby threnody
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thremmatology,
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British Dictionary definitions for threnody
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-), nounWord Origin for threnody
C17: from Greek
thrēnōidia, from
thrēnos dirge +
ōidē song