dirge
noun | /dirge/
a mournful song or poem expressing grief, typically performed at funerals
dirge
noun | /dirge/
Advanced WordsMEDIUMa mournful song or poem expressing grief, typically performed at funerals
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"A melancholic dirge played as the procession left the chapel."
"The novel opened with a dirge-like description of the ruined town."
Mnemonic Trick
Dirge = Dirt + Dirge → song for the dead; funerary lament.
Etymology
From Old English dirge (Latin dirigere used in liturgy).
used for funeral laments or mournful poems.
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