Thesaurus: dirge

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1. a. A piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; a funeral hymn.
2. n. a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
3. A piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; a funeral hymn. The raven croaked, and hollow shrieks of owls Sung dirges at her funeral. Ford.
4. A piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeralrites; a funeral hymn.The raven croaked, and hollow shrieks of owls Sung dirges at herfuneral. Ford.
5. n:100 n. a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person