dirge
About 0.34 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a deceased person.
- noun A song or piece of music that is considered too slow, bland or boring.
- verb To sing dirges
Similar words
threnody coronach lament requiem elegy threnode dirige funeral doom dump gravedance
Often followed by
of for in and is over on to was
Word family
dirgelike dirges
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