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threnody

/ˈθrenədi/noun

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शोक-गीत, विलाप-गीत, मर्सिया

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nounthrenodies
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    [C] formal

    a song, poem or piece of music that expresses sadness for somebody who has died

    शोक-गीत, विलाप-गीत, मर्सिया

    • The poet wrote a threnody on the death of his young son.

    Synonyms dirge elegy lament requiem coronach

    Opposite paean

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A song or poem of mourning for the dead is a threnody, an elegy or a dirge.

मृतक के लिए शोक प्रकट करने वाले गीत या कविता को threnody, elegy या dirge कहते हैं।