threnosn.
/ˈθriːnɒs/ = threne n., threnody n.
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the world > life > death > obsequies > formal or ceremonial mourning > [noun] > formal lamentation > dirge
elegy?1521
coronach1559
dirge1568
requiem1578
threne1593
threnos1601
death song1613
monody1623
threnody1634
throb1635
trental1648
lament1698
myriologue1824
keen1830
threnode1858
society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > types of song > [noun] > dirge or lament
threne?a1475
elegy?1521
dumpa1556
coronach1559
dirge1568
requiem1578
threnos1601
planctusa1612
death song1613
monody1623
threnody1634
trental1648
lament1698
myriologue1824
keen1830
planh1843
threnode1858
myrology1892
sorrow song1903
lamento1944
society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > lyric poem > [noun] > lament, elegy, or dirge
threne?a1475
elegy?1521
deploration1537
coronach1559
dirge1568
requiem1578
monodia1594
threnos1601
threnody1634
monody1645
lament1698
caoine1707
whillaloo1790
keen1830
tangi1836
threnode1858
commos1879
1601 W. Shakespeare Phoenix & Turtle in R. Chester Loves Martyr 172 (heading) Threnos.
1840 G. C. Lewis tr. K. O. Müller Hist. Lit. Anc. Greece I. iii. §5. 21 These singers of the threnos were at the burial of Achilles represented by the Muses themselves, who sang the lament.
1850 W. Mure Hist. Lang. & Lit. Greece III. 97 The Threnus of Homer's bards..was probably in dactylic measure.
1903 Speaker 28 Feb. 539/1 A lad..whose short life may be likened to a threnos.
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