dirge

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[edit] Etymology

From the beginning of an antiphon in the latin requiem (Dirige, Domine, deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam)

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: dûj, IPA: /dɜːdʒ/, SAMPA: /d3:dZ/
• (US) enPR: dûrj, IPA: /dɝːdʒ/, SAMPA: /d3:rdZ/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)dʒ

[edit] Noun

dirge (plural dirges)

1. A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

[edit] Synonyms

• lament, requiem, coronach, threnody

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