transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdərj ]
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 -ˌlīk adjective