n.
Pronunciation: ' d ə rj
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English dirige, the Office of the Dead, from the first word of a Late Latin antiphon, from Latin, imperative of dirigere to direct ― more at DRESS
Date: 13th century
1 : a song or hymn of grief or lamentation especially : one intended to accompany funeral or memorial rites
2 : a slow, solemn, and mournful piece of music
3 : something (as a poem) that has the qualities of a dirge
– dirge · like \ - ˌ l ī k \ adjective