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Threnody
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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.