Definition of dirge
1
: a song or hymn of grief or lamentation
especially
: one intended to accompany funeral or memorial rites
a funeral dirge
2
: a slow, solemn, and mournful piece of music
3
: something (such as a poem) that has the qualities of a dirge
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The first known use of dirge was in the 13th century
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