threnody
/ˈθrɛnədi/
noun
- A song, poem, or speech expressing grief or mourning for someone who has died.
- The poet's threnody moved the entire audience to tears.
- He wrote a threnody in memory of his beloved grandmother.
- The choir performed a threnody for the victims of the disaster.
- Any expression of sorrow or lamentation.
- Her letter was a threnody of regret for lost opportunities.
- The speech became a threnody for the fading traditions of the town.
- The novel ends with a threnody for a world that no longer exists.
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