English Explanatory Dictionary

threne

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a dirge or lamentation

Pronunciation

/θɹiːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-threne.wav

Word forms

threne threnes

Etymology

From Latin threnus, from Ancient Greek θρῆνος (thrênos, “funeral lament”).

Related words

threnody coronach lament elegy dirge
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