dirge
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Etymology [edit]
From the beginning of an antiphon in the Latin requiem (Dirige, Domine, deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam)
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) enPR: dûj, IPA: /dɜː(ɹ)dʒ/, X-SAMPA: /d3:dZ/
- (US) enPR: dûrj, IPA: /dɝːdʒ/, X-SAMPA: /d3:rdZ/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)dʒ
Noun [edit]
dirge (plural dirges)
- A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.
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Translations [edit]
A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.
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