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dirge

noun
/dɜːdʒ/UK/dɝd͡ʒ/US

Etymology

From Middle English dirige, from Latin dirige (“steer, direct”), from the beginning of the first antiphon in matins for the dead, Dirige, Domine, deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam. Doublet of dirige.

  1. derived from dirige
  2. inherited from dirige

Definitions

  1. A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a deceased…

    A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a deceased person.

    • While I watched the tempest, so beautiful yet terrific, I wandered on with a hasty step. This noble war in the sky elevated my spirits; I clasped my hands, and exclaimed aloud, “William, dear angel! this is thy funeral, this thy dirge!”
    • It was as if the night sang dirges with clenched teeth.

  2. A song or piece of music that is considered too slow, bland or boring.

  3. To sing dirges

The neighborhood

Derived

dirgelike, dirgy

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA