THRENODY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

Synonyms:

coronach; dirge; lament; requiem; threnody

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("threnody" is a kind of...):

song; vocal (a short musical composition with words)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "threnody"):

keen (a funeral lament sung with loud wailing)

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