Found 3 items, similar to dirge.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: dirge
lagu sedih
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: dirge
dirge
n : a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a
memorial to a dead person [syn:
coronach,
lament,
requiem,
threnody]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Dirge
Dirge
\Dirge\, n. [Contraction of Lat. dirige, direct thou
(imperative of dirigere), the first word of a funeral hymn
(Lat. transl. of Psalm v. 8) beginning,
“Dirige, Domine, in
conspectu tuo vitam meam.” See
Direct, a., and cf.
Dirige.]
A piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany
funeral rites; a funeral hymn.
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The raven croaked, and hollow shrieks of owls
Sung dirges at her funeral. --Ford.
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