myriologue

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noun

In Greece, a funeral song composed and sung by a woman on the death of a friend.

OriginFrench myriologue ← Greek μοιρολόγι →
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Meanings

nounmyriologue (plural myriologues)

plural myriologues

  1. datedIn Greece, a funeral song composed and sung by a woman on the death of a friend.

Origin

  1. Greekμοιρολόγι
  2. Frenchmyriologue
  3. Englishmyriologue

Borrowed from French myriologue, from Greek μοιρολόγι (moirológi), from μοίρα (moíra, “fate”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”).

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APA

myriologue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myriologue

MLA

“myriologue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myriologue. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “myriologue,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myriologue.

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