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Threnetic

//θɹəˈnɛtɪk// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to a threne
  2. 2
    sorrowful; mournful.

Etymology

Ancient Greek θρηνητικός (thrēnētikós, “inclined to lament, querulous”). By surface analysis, threne + -etic.

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