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dirge

Pronunciation: /dəːdʒ/
Definition of dirge

noun

  • a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite.
  • a mournful song, piece of music, or sound: singers chanted dirges figurativethe wind howled dirges around the chimney
  • informal a song or piece of music that is considered too slow, miserable, or boring: after his ten-minute dirge, the audience booed

Derivatives

dirgeful

adjective

Origin:

Middle English (denoting the Office for the Dead): from Latin dirige! (imperative) 'direct!', the first word of an antiphon (Ps. 5:8) formerly used in the Latin Office for the Dead

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