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  1. 1. a. A piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; a funeral hymn. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person Source: wordnet
  3. 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. Source: webster
  4. 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. Source: adambom
  5. 5. n:100 n. a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person Source: ecdict

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