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threnos

/θrɛnɒs/ noun · British & US
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What does threnos mean?

noun

A song of lamentation, especially one composed in memory of the dead. In ancient Greece, a lamentation or dirge.

Example

"The poet's threnos for his lost love was a beautiful and haunting tribute."

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