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threnody

/ˈθrɛnədi/

threnodynoun

threnodies

/ˈθrɛnədi/

Translations

The threnody echoed through the halls during the funeral.

Плач эхом разносился по залам во время похорон.

погребальная песнь

The choir sang a threnody to honor the deceased.

Хор исполнил погребальную песнь в честь покойного.

Additional translations

жалобная песнь

плачевная песнь

Definitions

A song, hymn, or poem of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.

The choir sang a beautiful threnody at the funeral, moving everyone to tears.

Any expression of lamentation or sorrow; a mournful speech or literary piece.

Her memoir reads like a threnody for lost youth.

Synonyms

funeral song

threnodyproper noun

Definitions

A fictional planet in Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere universe, featured in the novella "Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell."

Many dangerous shades roam the forests of Threnody after nightfall.