dirge

[Dirge]

A dirge is a song of mourning, performed as a memorial to someone who’s died. As you might imagine, a dirge is usually quite sad. Another word with a similar meaning that you might know is “requiem.”

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A piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; a funeral hymn.

Noun
a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person


a.
A piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; a funeral hymn.


Dirge

Dirge , n. [Contraction of Lat. dirige, direct thou (imperative of dirigere), the first word of a funeral hymn (Lat. transl. of Psalm v. 8) beginning, "Dirige, Domine, in conspectu tuo vitam meam." See Direct, a., and cf. Dirige.] A piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; a funeral hymn.
The raven croaked, and hollow shrieks of owls Sung dirges at her funeral.

A piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; a funeral hymn.

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