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coronach

UK
/ˈkɒrənək/
US
/ˈkɔːrənɑːk/

Translations

coronachnoun
coronachs
pl
UK
/ˈkɒrənək/
US
/ˈkɔːrənɑːk/
The coronach echoed through the valley as the mourners gathered.
Плач эхом разносился по долине, когда собрались скорбящие.
Additional translations
погребальная песнь
плач по умершему
Synonyms
elegy
mourning song
funeral song
keen
lamentation
threnody
requiem
dirge
lament

Definitions

coronachnoun
A traditional Scottish or Irish funeral song or lament.
The mourners gathered around the grave, their voices rising in a haunting coronach that echoed through the hills.
An outcry of mourning or wail of grief for the dead, apart from any formal song.
When the news of the laird’s fall reached the village, a long coronach went up from the assembled clansfolk.
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