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CORONACH
dirge, coronach, lament, requiem, threnody
(noun) a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
coronach (plural coronaches)
(historical, Scotland, Ireland) dirge, lamentation
Synonyms
• ullaloo
Usage notes
• Used for funeral songs in Ireland and the Highlands of Scotland.
Anagrams
• coanchor
Source: Wiktionary
Cor"o*nach (kr"-nk), n.
Definition: See Coranach.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BREAK
(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
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