threnodies

noun

Definition of threnodiesnext
plural of threnody
as in laments
a composition expressing one's grief over a loss the composer's cello concerto was composed as a moving threnody for his late wife

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laments
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  • Continue reading … WAR OF WORDS – AOC weighs in after Republican laments 'humiliation' of Mamdani campaigning in Arabic.
    — , FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The poem ends with the hero’s burial and the laments of his followers.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
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