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Threnody

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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a lament written in verse, a dirge, a funeral ode composed in honour of a dead personage. The word is an adaptation of the Greek 8papcpaia, a funeral dirge, from 9prtvos, lamentation, wailing, 9pEoµat, I cry aloud, and cu87l, a song, ode,oiiecv, to sing.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Threnody'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​t/threnody.html. 1910.
 
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