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Today's Word "Threnody"

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threnody /THREN-uh-dee/ (noun) - A song of lamentation for the dead.

"In his latest novel, the author tied several elements together in what amounts to a threnody of grief for the American dream."

 

From Greek threnoidia, from threnos (lament) + oide (song). Ultimately from Indo-European root wed- (to speak) that is also the forefather of such words as ode, tragedy, comedy, parody, melody, and rhapsody.


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