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threnodial

threnodial adjective: pertaining or similar to a threnody.

Adjective

threnodial (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining or similar to a threnody.
    • "Perhaps I ought not to use the word 'trifle' in connection with a composition of a threnodial and dirge-like character," he continued deprecatingly.1887, Bret Harte, chapter 7, in The Crusade of the Excelsior
    Synonyms:
    elegiac, threnodic

Synonyms of threnodial

Questions about threnodial

What does threnodial mean?
Threnodial means pertaining or similar to a threnody.
What part of speech is threnodial?
Threnodial is an adjective.

Words near threnodial in the dictionary

  1. threnes
  2. threnetic
  3. threnetical
  4. threnode
  5. threnodes
  6. threnodial
  7. threnodian
  8. threnodic
  9. threnodical
  10. threnodies
  11. threnodist

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