MEANING
Relating to a threnody, or carrying the mournful character of a lament or dirge.
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Use when a scene or voice mourns a death or irreversible loss.Give music, verse, or narration the measured grief of a dirge.
Words that belong together
- threnodic poem
- threnodic tone
- threnodic lament
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A threnodic melody drifted from the chapel after the funeral.
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Usage notes
Rare literary adjective derived from threnody; it specifically suggests a lament for the dead, not any sad mood.
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