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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A dirge or lamentation. Ireland, Scotland, historical

   "The village maids and matrons round / The dismal coronach resound."

2. 2
   a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person wordnet

Synonyms

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dead marchdeath songdirgedirgeelegyeulogy

Example

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"The village maids and matrons round / The dismal coronach resound."

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic corranach and Irish corānach.

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