threnody
thren·o·dy
noun \ˈthre-nə-dē\ plural thren·o·dies
Definition of THRENODY
: a song of lamentation for the dead : elegy
Examples of THRENODY
- <the composer's cello concerto was composed as a moving threnody for his late wife>
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