threnody Meaning and Definition
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ماتمی گیت
matmi geet
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English definition for threnody
1. n. a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
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A threnody is a song, hymn or poem of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person. The term originates from the Greek word threnoidia, from threnos "wailing" and oide "ode", the latter ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *wed- ("to speak") that is also the precursor of such words as "ode", "tragedy", "comedy", "parody", "melody" and "rhapsody".
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Synonyms and Antonyms for threnody
Synonyms chant cry dead march death song elegy funeral song hymn jeremiad keen lament march monody requiem threnody
Antonyms joy
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