Etymology

threnode

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Today it means: A dirge or funeral song. Full definition →

Ancient Greek θρηνῳδία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromθρηνῳδία
  2. English todaythrenode

From Ancient Greek θρηνῳδία (thrēnōidía). Doublet of threnody, compare similar terms in -ode, like epode.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekθρηνῳδία all →

threnody

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