Etymology

threnetic

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Ancient Greek θρηνητικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromθρηνητικός“inclined to lament, querulous”
  2. English todaythrenetic

Ancient Greek θρηνητικός (thrēnētikós, “inclined to lament, querulous”). By surface analysis, threne + -etic.

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