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threne (iou)



threne noun. . LME.
[Greek threnos funeral lament.]
A song of lamentation; a dirge, a threnody. Formerly spec. (in pl.) = Lamentations (of Jeremiah) s.v. LAMENTATION 2.
thre'netic adjective of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a threne; mournful: M17.