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Word | Dirge |
Afrikaans Meaning | klaagzang, treurlied |
a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person / A piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites / lament with music / a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite. / a slow song that expresses sadness or sorrow, | |
Usage | ⇒ The funeral dirge stirred us to tears. ⇒ bagpipes played a haunting dirge at the funeral for the fallen leader ⇒ What is ‘Danny Boy,’ after all, but a funeral dirge ? |
Synonyms | requiem, elegy, threnody, coronach, lament, monody, keen, chant, death song, epicedium, funeral song, lamentation, croon, cry, hymn, knell, song, jeremiad, threnode, ballad, |
Antonyms | confound, exult, ceremony, dedication, glorification, merrymaking, party, revel, solemnization, celebration, anniversary, blowout, carnival, carouse, commemoration, feast, festival, festivity, gala, gloat, |
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