funeral march

noun

A slow march in a "simple duple" meter, often played at funerals.

Similar
dead march
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Meanings

nounfuneral march (plural funeral marches)

plural funeral marches

  1. entertainmentA slow march in a "simple duple" meter, often played at funerals.

    Synonyms: dead march

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA slow march in a "simple duple" meter, often played at funerals.

Similar
dead march

More synonyms by meaning

nouna slow march to be played for funeral processions

Similar
dead march
Broader
processional marchrecessional march
Also see
dead march

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan marxa fúnebre
  • marxa fúnebreslow march often played at funerals
Dutch dodenmars, begrafenismars
  • dodenmarsslow march often played at funerals
  • begrafenismarsslow march often played at funerals
  • treurmarsslow march often played at funerals
Estonian leinamarss
  • leinamarssslow march often played at funerals
Finnish hautajaismarssi, surumarssi
  • hautajaismarssislow march often played at funerals
  • surumarssislow march often played at funerals
French marche funèbre
  • marche funèbreslow march often played at funerals
German Trauermarsch
  • Trauermarschslow march often played at funerals
Hungarian gyászinduló
  • gyászindulóslow march often played at funerals
Italian marcia funebre
  • marcia funebreslow march often played at funerals
Polish marsz pogrzebowy
  • marsz pogrzebowyslow march often played at funerals
Portuguese marcha fúnebre
  • marcha fúnebreslow march often played at funerals
Romanian marș funebru
  • marș funebruslow march often played at funerals
Russian похоро́нный марш, тра́урный марш
  • похоро́нный марш (poxorónnyj marš)slow march often played at funerals
  • тра́урный марш (tráurnyj marš)slow march often played at funerals
Spanish marcha fúnebre
  • marcha fúnebreslow march often played at funerals
Swedish begravningsmarsch
  • begravningsmarschslow march often played at funerals
Cite this entry
APA

funeral march. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/funeral%20march

MLA

“funeral march.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/funeral%20march. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “funeral march,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/funeral%20march.

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