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threne

/θɹiːn/

threne noun: a dirge or lamentation.

Noun

threne (plural threnes)

  1. a dirge or lamentation
    • That City's sombre Patroness and Queen,
      In bronze sublimity she gazes forth
      Over her Capital of teen and threne1874, James Thomson, The City of Dreadful Night, XXI
    • A truce to threnes and trentals and jeremies and all such congenital defunctive music.1922 February 2, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC

threne meaning in Malayalam

threne in Malayalam

a dirge or lamentation
ത്രെനോഡി trenōḍi

Forms of threne

pluralthrenes

Origin of threne

From Latin threnus, from Ancient Greek θρῆνος (thrênos, “funeral lament”).

Words that rhyme with threne

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Questions about threne

What does threne mean?
Threne means a dirge or lamentation.
What is threne in Malayalam?
Threne in Malayalam is ത്രെനോഡി (trenōḍi). See Threne meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is threne?
Threne is a noun.
How do you pronounce threne?
Threne is pronounced /θɹiːn/.
What is the plural of threne?
The plural of threne is threnes.

Words near threne in the dictionary

  1. Threlkelds
  2. thremmatological
  3. thremmatologist
  4. thremmatologists
  5. thremmatology
  6. threne
  7. threnedies
  8. threnedy
  9. threnes
  10. threnetic
  11. threnetical

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