threnody

n., pl., -dies.
A poem or song of mourning or lamentation.

[Greek thrēnōidiā : thrēnos, lament + aoidē, ōidē, song; see ode.]

threnodial thre·no'di·al (thrə-nō'dē-əl) or thre·nod'ic (-nŏd'ĭk) adj.
threnodist thren'o·dist n.

(THREN-uh-dee)

noun
A song of lamentation for the dead.

Etymology
From Greek threnoidia, from threnos (lament) + oide (song). Ultimately from Indo-European root wed- (to speak) that is also the forefather of such words as ode, tragedy, comedy, parody, melody, and rhapsody

Usage
"In his new novel James Lee Burke ties all these elements together in what amounts to a threnody of grief for the American dream." — Mike Phillips; Both Villains And Victims; The Guardian (London, UK); Jul 31, 2004.

"For Dorin, it was a full-throated threnody of decision." — Jerry Izenberg; A Jersey Hero Hits Home; The Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey); Jul 25, 2004.

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A poem, or its musical setting, expressing grief for the dead; a lament. It has also been used for instrumental compositions, such as Penderecki's Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima.

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threnody, a dirge or lament for the dead. A writer or speaker of threnodies is a threnodist.

Adjective: threnodic or threnodial.

See also elegy, monody.

a song of lamentation for the dead, elegy

IN BRIEF: A poem or song of mourning; dirge.

The choir sang the threnody at the funeral.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - klagesang

Nederlands (Dutch)
klaaglied, lijkzang

Français (French)
n. - mélopée

Deutsch (German)
n. - Klagelied, Grabgesang

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - θρηνωδία, μοιρολόι

Italiano (Italian)
trenodia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - trenodia, canto lúgubre

Русский (Russian)
надгробная надпись

Español (Spanish)
n. - canto fúnebre, treno

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sorgesång, gravsång

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
悲歌, 哀歌

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 悲歌, 哀歌

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 비가, 애가, 애도사

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 悲歌, 挽歌, 哀悼の辞

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) لحن حزين, ترنيمه جنائزيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קינה, שיר-אבל‬

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