n. (also threnode) (pl. -ies or threnodes)
1. a lamentation, esp. on a person's death.
2 a song of lamentation.
Derivatives:
threnodial adj. threnodic adj. threnodist n.
Etymology: Gk threnoidia f. threnos wailing + oide ODE
n. (also threnode) (pl. -ies or threnodes)
1. a lamentation, esp. on a person's death.
2 a song of lamentation.
Derivatives:
threnodial adj. threnodic adj. threnodist n.
Etymology: Gk threnoidia f. threnos wailing + oide ODE
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012