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noun
- 1. a lament: "a brooding threnody to urban desolation"
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: a song of lamentation for the dead : elegy. Did you know? Threnody encompasses all genres. There are great threnodies in prose (such as the lines from Charles Dickens’ Bleak House upon the death of Little Jo: "Dead, your Majesty. Dead, my lords and gentlemen.
Threnody definition: a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, especially for the dead; dirge; funeral song.. See examples of THRENODY used in a sentence.
a sad song or poem, especially remembering someone who has died: The composer's threnody for the victims of the war was his most famous work. The final movement's threnody is extremely moving. Fewer examples. She delivered a threnody at the funeral that she had written herself.
a sad song or poem, especially remembering someone who has died: The composer's threnody for the victims of the war was his most famous work. The final movement's threnody is extremely moving. Fewer examples. She delivered a threnody at the funeral that she had written herself.
An emotional poem or song that memorializes someone who has died can be called a threnody. Your threnody to your beloved dog may be an important part of your grieving process.
threnody - a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person. coronach, dirge, requiem, lament. keen - a funeral lament sung with loud wailing. song, vocal - a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs".
threnody in British English. (ˈθrɛnədɪ , ˈθriː- ) or threnode (ˈθriːnəʊd , ˈθrɛn- ) noun Word forms: plural threnodies or threnodes. an ode, song, or speech of lamentation, esp for the dead. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Definition of threnody noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
threnody meaning, definition, what is threnody: a funeral song or poem for someone who h...: Learn more.
The ceaseless threnody of the sea seemed to the old man a requiem over dead hopes. Cursed | George Allan England The beautiful " threnody " on the death of his boy, reveals the sorrow of a soaring mind rather than the grief of a crushed heart.
