threnodies

noun

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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  1. laments
  2. elegies
Noun
  • Her laments are now laced with fury, as genocidal wars and murderous technologies join global warming in the twenty-first century’s third decade.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Fines aren’t the answer to the EU’s laments, but better third parties are.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of laments
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  • The touchstones are plentiful—Harmonia’s cyclical drift, Alice Coltrane’s stargazing elegies, gamelan’s hypnotic shimmer—but the song is strange and unpredictable.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026
  • Last week, some of the brightest minds of my generation left us angry elegies and poetic travelogues.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Definition of elegies
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“Threnodies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threnodies. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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