- Threnody
- Threnody Thren"o*dy, n. [Gr. ?; ? a dirge + ? a song. See {Threne}, and {Ode}.] A song of lamentation; a threnode. --Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
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Threnody
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threnody — song of lamentation, 1630s, from Gk. threnodia, from threnos dirge, lament, + oide ode. Gk. threnos probably is from a PIE imitative root meaning to murmur, hum; Cf. O.E. dran drone, Goth. drunjus sound, Gk. tenthrene a kind of wasp … Etymology dictionary
threnody — ► NOUN (pl. threnodies) ▪ a lament. ORIGIN Greek thr n idia, from thr nos wailing + id song … English terms dictionary
threnody — [thren′ə dē] n. pl. threnodies [Gr thrēnōidia < thrēnos, lamentation (< IE echoic base * dhren , to murmur > DRONE1) + ōidē, song] a song of lamentation; funeral song: also threnode [thrē′nōd΄, thren′ōd΄] threnodic [thrē näd′ik] adj.… … English World dictionary
Threnody — A threnody is a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person (synonyms include dirge, coronach, lament, and elegy). The term originates from the Greek word threnoidia , from threnos (lament) + oide (song).… … Wikipedia
threnody — UK [ˈθrenədɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms threnody : singular threnody plural threnodies literary a sad poem, speech, or song … English dictionary
threnody — noun /ˈθɹɛn.ə.di/ A song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge; an elegy. The fifer actually knew but one tune The Bonnie Blue Flag and did not know that well. But it was all that he had, and he played it with wearisome… … Wiktionary
Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima — ( Tren ofiarom Hiroszimy in Polish) is a musical composition for 52 string instruments, composed in 1960 by Krzysztof Penderecki (b. 1933), which took third prize at the Grzegorz Fitelberg Composers Competition in Katowice in 1960. The piece… … Wikipedia
