— threnodial /thri noh"dee euhl/ , threnodic /thri nod"ik/ , adj. — threnodist /thren"euh dist/ , n.
/thren"euh dee/ , n. , pl. threnodies .
a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, esp. for the dead; dirge; funeral song.
[ 1615-25; threnoidía, equiv. to thrên ( os ) dirge + -oid ( é ) song (see ODE) + -ia -Y 3 ]