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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD THRENODY

From Greek thrēnōidia, from thrēnos dirge + ōidē song.
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PRONUNCIATION OF THRENODY

threnody  [ˈθrɛnədɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THRENODY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Threnody is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES THRENODY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

threnody

Threnody

A threnody is a song, hymn or poem of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person. The term originates from the Greek word threnoidia, from threnos "wailing" and oide "ode"; ultimately, from the Proto-Indo-European root *wed- that is also the precursor of such words as "ode", "tragedy", "comedy", "parody", "melody" and "rhapsody". Synonyms include "dirge", "coronach", "lament" and "elegy". The Epitaphios Threnos is the lamentation chanted in the Eastern Orthodox Church on Holy Saturday. John Dryden commemorated the death of Charles II of England in the long poem Threnodia Augustalis, and Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote a "Threnody" in memory of his son.

Definition of threnody in the English dictionary

The definition of threnody in the dictionary is an ode, song, or speech of lamentation, esp for the dead.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THRENODY


bastardy
ˈbɑːstədɪ
beardie
ˈbɪədɪ
custody
ˈkʌstədɪ
hymnody
ˈhɪmnədɪ
jeopardy
ˈdʒɛpədɪ
Lombardy
ˈlɒmbədɪ
Mahanadi
məˈhɑːnədɪ
malady
ˈmælədɪ
melody
ˈmɛlədɪ
monody
ˈmɒnədɪ
Monteverdi
ˌmɒntɪˈvɛədɪ
nobody
ˈnəʊbədɪ
parody
ˈpærədɪ
Picardy
ˈpɪkədɪ
rhapsody
ˈræpsədɪ
Saturday
ˈsætədɪ
scaredy
ˈskɛədɪ
somebody
ˈsʌmbədɪ
Verdi
ˈvɛədɪ
yesterday
ˈjɛstədɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THRENODY

threesome
thremmatology
threne
threnetic
threnetical
threnode
threnodial
threnodic
threnodies
threnodist
threnos
threonine
thresh
thresh out
threshel
thresher
thresher shark
threshing
threshing machine
threshold

WORDS THAT END LIKE THRENODY

all-metal body
antibody
anybody
bloody
body
Cody
embody
everybody
fat body
goody
governing body
homebody
hoody
monoclonal antibody
moody
palinody
Peabody
staminody
upper body
woody

Synonyms and antonyms of threnody in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «THRENODY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «threnody» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of threnody

Translation of «threnody» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THRENODY

Find out the translation of threnody to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of threnody from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «threnody» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

悲歌
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

threnody
570 millions of speakers

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threnody
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

threnody
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

لحن حزين أنيق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Threnody
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

threnody
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শোকগাথা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mélopée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Usaha itu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

threnody
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スレノディ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비가 개똥
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Threnody
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

bài điếu ca
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒப்பாரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शोक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ağıt
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

threnody
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tren
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Threnody
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

threnody
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

θρηνωδία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

threnody
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Threnody
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

threnody
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of threnody

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THRENODY»

The term «threnody» is regularly used and occupies the 58.837 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THRENODY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about threnody

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THRENODY»

Discover the use of threnody in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to threnody and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Threnody in the Mausoleum
Kimberly Vogel. he Threnody in the Mausoleum Threnody in the Mausoleum A Drag. d g 0 V .IVw I e b m K 111'E Threnody. Front Cover.
Kimberly Vogel, 2008
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Supernova Fugue / Threnody:
D. R. Wicksell. time.' Dennisov all but huffed at him, yet Devon could see that his words hadn't fallen upon unsympathetic ears. There was something left of the spirit of exploration in the old man, and even if he did fear the unknown, he also ...
D. R. Wicksell, 2014
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Threnody: A Poem for Four Voices
... sept of the MacGregor Clan Has been printing and binding books All Lapwing Publications are Hand-printed and Hand-bound in Belfast Set in Aldine 721 BT at the Winepress ISBN 978-1 —90925 2—18-9 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Threnody: ...
J. C. Ireson, 2013
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A Seamark: A Threnody for Robert Louis Stevenson
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Bliss Carman, 2009
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Threnody on a plainsong for Michael Vyner
(Music Sales America).
Peter Maxwell Davies, 1992
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Threnody
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A threnody is a song, hymn or poem of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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The Senator
This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com.
Henry C. McCook, 2009
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Threnody
Threnody derives from the Greek threnodia, meaning threnos: alamenta; and oide: aode.a In English the word is meant to describe a song or poem of lamentation.
Aaron Taylor, 2008
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Articles on Compositions by Krzysztof Penderecki, Including: ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
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Choruses of Young Women in Ancient Greece: Their Morphology, ...
2.4.5. The threnody This type of monodic performance with choral accompaniment is characteristic of yet another form regarded as choral, namely the threnos, a lyric genre referred to by this name as early as Homer. In the Homeric poems, the ...
Claude Calame, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THRENODY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term threnody is used in the context of the following news items.
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APHONIC THRENODY - When Death Comes
Oder eben guter Funeral Doom, wie ihn die Briten/Italiener/Ungaren/Belgier von APHONIC THRENODY spielen (und, zu ihrer Ehrenrettung, bereits im ... «Powermetal.de, May 15»
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Aphonic Threnody "When Death Comes"
Omtale - 23.03.2015 - Skrevet av: Asgeir Aphonic Threnody slapp i oktober 2014 sin første plate "When Death Comes". Fortiden er belagt med EP'n "First ... «Metal Norge, Mar 15»
3
Two Juilliard Concerts, Bonded by Weather
Mr. Yoshimatsu's “Threnody to Toki” is inspired by the flight of the toki bird, also called the Japanese crested ibis. The orchestra is set up in the shape of a bird, ... «New York Times, Feb 15»
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Jazz drummer Steve Brown taps into darker sounds for new …
The first time Steve Brown played his new album “Threnody” for his brother Ken, bandleader of the local Jewish klezmer group Dor L'Dor, the reaction he got ... «The Daily Times, Nov 14»
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Composer/drummer Steve Brown gets down the to the 'idio' in his …
His new album, "Threnody for Martin Luther King Jr.," sounds primarily like jazz, but there are songs and sections that sound classical and others that sound ... «Knoxville News Sentinel, Oct 14»
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He Dreamed a Train review (Brisbane Powerhouse)
Threnody is a word that's fallen out of fashion, but there's no other that sums up so successfully this bitter-sweet lament of a sister for the loss of her beloved ... «Daily Review, Oct 14»
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Poetry in Motion: Tales of life and death aboard Metro buses
In “Threnody,” the award-winning poet crafts dramas in miniature unfolding aboard the coaches that he piloted full-time for more than three decades. Some are ... «Crosscut, Sep 14»
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Final Night review – Jonathan Mills's swansong struggles to take flight
Sandakan Threnody (2004) is an oratorio for symphony orchestra, chorus and tenor ... It was doubly audacious for Mills to pair his Threnody with Janáček's ... «The Guardian, Aug 14»
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Edinburgh International Festival 2014 interview: Jonathan Mills on …
Mills will be bowing out with a performance of one of his own compositions, Sandakan Threnody, which, as the EIF website blurb explains, is an oratorio that he ... «The List, Aug 14»
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Jonathan Mills goes out to his own tune: music at this year's …
“Sandakan Threnody is a lament, a putting to rest of the souls of people that I ... It's a threnody in the truest Greek sense of the word, a grieving that has to be a ... «The Guardian, Aug 14»

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