dirge

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English

Etymology

From Middle English dirige, from Latin dirige (steer), from the beginning of the first antiphon in matins for the dead, Dirige, Domine, deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam. Doublet of dirige.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɜː(r)dʒ

Noun

dirge (plural dirges)

  1. A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.
  2. (informal) A song or piece of music that is considered too slow, bland or boring.

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Verb

dirge (third-person singular simple present dirg, present participle ed, simple past and past participle dirged)

  1. To sing dirges

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Middle English

Noun

dirge

  1. Alternative form of dirige