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coronach definition

coro·nach (kôr′ə nəkh)

noun

  1. Scot. a dirge, sung or played on bagpipes
  2. Irish a wailing lament for the dead

Etymology: Ir coranach & Gael corranach < comh-, together + ranach, outcry < ran, to weep

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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