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threnodic

threnodic adjective: pertaining or similar to a threnody.

Adjective

threnodic (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining or similar to a threnody.
    • There is a definite poetic impulse here, too: possibly threnodic in character (the work is dedicated to the memory of her mother), but certainly with some elements of darkness and poignancy underlying it.1964, Stanley Sadie, “Cheltenham Festival”, in The Musical Times, volume 105, number 1459, page 673

Synonyms of threnodic

Origin of threnodic

From threnody + -ic.

Questions about threnodic

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

Words near threnodic in the dictionary

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

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