threnedy
UK/ˈθɹɛn.ə.di/
threnedy is the rare spelling of threnody.
Meaning of threnody
Noun
threnody (plural threnodies)
- A song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge; an elegy.
- The fifer actually knew but one tune "The Bonnie Blue Flag"—and did not know that well. But it was all that he had, and he played it with wearisome monotony for every camp call. . . . I never hated any piece of music as I came to hate that threnody of treason.1879, John McElroy, chapter 44, in Andersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons
- Synonyms:
- dirge, elegy, lamentation
Forms of threnedy
| plural | threnedies |
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Origin of threnedy
An adaptation of the Ancient Greek θρηνῳδία (thrēnōidía) (by analogy with comedy and tragedy).
Questions about threnedy
- What is threnedy the rare spelling of?
- Threnedy is the rare spelling of threnody.
- How do you pronounce threnedy?
- Threnedy is pronounced /ˈθɹɛn.ə.di/ (UK).
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