THRENE

Etymology

Noun

threne (plural threnes)

a dirge or lamentation

Anagrams

• ethren, nether, nether-

Source: Wiktionary


Threne, n. Etym: [L. threnus, Gr. Drone.]

Definition: Lamentation; threnody; a dirge. Shak. The threns . . . of the prophet Jeremiah. Jer. Taylor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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