ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Threnodial

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Threnodial is an adjective meaning Pertaining or similar to a threnody.

Meaning

Pertaining or similar to a threnody.

Example Sentences

"Perhaps I ought not to use the word 'trifle' in connection with a composition of a threnodial and dirge-like character," he continued deprecatingly.

Synonyms for threnodial

Depending on context, synonyms include elegiac, threnodic.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include threnodic, threnetic, hymnodic, choric, monodic, hymnic.

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