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   threnody

   /ˈθrɛnədi/

   noun

   • 1. a lament: "a brooding threnody to urban desolation"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Greek thrēnōidia, from thrēnos ‘wailing’ + ōidē ‘song’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. threnodial adjective
   • 2. threnodic adjective
   • 3. threnodist noun

   Scrabble Points: 15

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