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| dirge definitions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | a funeral hymn or lament | 71 sets | |
| 2 | funeral hymn | 56 sets | |
| 3 | a funeral hymn or mournful speech | 53 sets | |
| 4 | funeral song | 46 sets | |
| 5 | a funeral song | 42 sets | |
| 6 | lament with music | 34 sets | |
| 7 | funeral hymn, lament | 34 sets | |
| 8 | a funeral hymn | 34 sets | |
| 9 | a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person | 28 sets | |
| 10 | mournful song | 23 sets | |
| 11 | a song of grief or lamentation | 16 sets | |
| 12 | funeral song; slow mournful piece of music (sung over a dead person) | 14 sets | |
| 13 | a mournful song, especially for a funeral | 12 sets | |
| 14 | n. slow, sad music, esp. a funeral hymn | 11 sets | |
| 15 | a lament with music, a funeral hymn | 10 sets | |
| 16 | a funeral song or tune | 9 sets | |
| 17 | a song for the dead | 8 sets | |
| 18 | a funeral hymn, a song or poem of grief | 8 sets | |
| 19 | a mournful song, a funeral song | 8 sets | |
| 20 | a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead | 7 sets | |
| 21 | a lament; a funeral song | 7 sets | |
| 22 | (n.) a mournful song, especially for a funeral (the bagpipers played a dirge as the casket was carried to the cemetery | 7 sets | |
| 23 | a song for the dead. its tone is typically slow, heavy, depressed, and melancholy | 7 sets | |
| 24 | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation | 7 sets | |
| 25 | n. lament with music | 6 sets | |
| 26 | (n.) a mournful song, especially for a funeral (the bagpipers played a ___ as the casket was carried to the cemetery. | 6 sets | |
| 27 | song for the dead | 6 sets | |
| 28 | funeral hymn or lament | 6 sets | |
| 29 | (n.) funeral hymn | 5 sets | |
| 30 | sad, mourning song | 5 sets | |
| 31 | a mournful song | 5 sets | |
| 32 | [n] sad, mourning song | 5 sets | |
| 33 | (n) a lament with music; a funeral hymn | 4 sets | |
| 34 | a mournful song or poem for the dead | 4 sets | |
| 35 | a lament with music; a funeral hymn | 4 sets | |
| 36 | (n) a funeral hymn or lament. | 4 sets | |
| 37 | funeral hymn or mournful speech | 4 sets | |
| 38 | a funeral song or hymn | 4 sets | |
| 39 | a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead. | 4 sets | |
| 40 | song of grief or mourning | 4 sets | |