Definition of dirge Dirge

/dɚˈʤ/ - [derj] - dirge

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: dirges

dirge - a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
  coronach, lament, requiem, threnody
  vocal, song the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"
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  • dirge (Noun)
    A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • dirge (a.)
    A piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; a funeral hymn.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • dirge
    A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • dirge
    dėrj, n. a funeral song or hymn. [Contracted from dirige, the first word of an antiphon sung in the office for the dead—the words from the Vulgate, Psalm v. 8. L. dirigĕre, to direct.]

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