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dirges

dirges is the plural of dirge.

Meaning of dirge

Noun

dirge (plural dirges)

  1. A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a deceased person.
    • Therefore our ſometimes Siſter, now our Queen, / Th’ imperiall Ioyntreſſe of this warlike State, / Haue we, as ’twere, with a defeated ioy, / With one Auſpicious, and one Dropping eye, / With mirth in Funerall, and with Dirge in Marriage, / In equall Scale weighing Delight and Dole / Taken to Wife...c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
  2. (informal) A song or piece of music that is considered too slow, bland or boring.

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Questions about dirges

What is dirges the plural of?
Dirges is the plural of dirge.

Words near dirges in the dictionary

  1. direwolves
  2. dirge
  3. dirged
  4. dirgeful
  5. dirgelike
  6. dirges
  7. dirging
  8. dirgy
  9. dirham
  10. dirhamnolipid
  11. dirhamnolipids

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