See Also: threnody(dictionary)
threnody(dictionary)

threnody (iou)



threnody noun. M17.
[Greek threnoidia, from threnos THRENE + oide song, ODE: see -Y3.]
A song of lamentation, esp. for the dead; a dirge.
H. Jacobson The low moaning threnody of fourteen million souls in exile.
threnodial adjective E19.
threnodic adjective L19.
threnodist noun a composer or performer of threnodies E19.