dirge

  • 51dirge — ridge …

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  • 52dirge — [də:dʒ] noun 1》 a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite. 2》 a mournful song, piece of music, or sound. Derivatives dirgeful adjective Origin ME: from L. dirige! direct! , the first word of an antiphon (Ps. 5:8) used… …

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  • 53dirge — n. Elegy, funeral song, mournful song, requiem, burial hymn, coronach …

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  • 54dirge — noun (C) 1 a slow sad song sung at a funeral: When I die, I don t want any of those awful dirges. 2 a song or piece of music that is too slow and boring …

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  • 55dirge — n funeral song, burial hymn, elegy, requiem, Rom. Cath. Ch. trental, Dies Irae; lament, keen, threnody, threnode, epicedium, monody, ululation, jeremiad, Scot., Irish. coronach; knell, toll, passing bell …

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  • 56dirge —  Отпевание …

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  • 57dirge — [[t]dɜrdʒ[/t]] n. 1) mad a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead 2) mad any composition resembling such a song or tune in character, as a poem of lament for the dead or solemn, mournful music 3) rel the… …

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  • 58dirge — /dɜdʒ / (say derj) noun 1. a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning. 2. Ecclesiastical the office of the dead, or the funeral service as sung. {Latin, syncopated variant of dīrige (imperative of dīrigere direct), first word of the… …

  • 59dirge —   Kanikau, mele kanikau, ho ouwēuwē; uhane (rare) …

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  • 60dirge — n. 1 a lament for the dead, esp. forming part of a funeral service. 2 any mournful song or lament. Derivatives: dirgeful adj. Etymology: ME f. L dirige (imper.) direct, the first word in the Latin antiphon (from Ps. 5:8) in the Matins part of the …

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