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Noun

1. 1
   Rare spelling of threnody. alt-of, rare

   "For quotations using this term, see Citations:threnedy."

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dirgedirgeballadbucoliccoronachdead march

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"For quotations using this term, see Citations:threnedy."

Etymology

An adaptation of the Ancient Greek θρηνῳδία (thrēnōidía) (by analogy with comedy and tragedy).

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