dirge
dirge definition
dirge (dʉrj)
noun
- a funeral hymn
- a slow, sad song, poem, or musical composition expressing grief or mourning; lament
Etymology: ME < L dirige, imper. of dirigere, to direct, the first word of an antiphon (Psalm 5:8) in the Office for the Burial of the Dead
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