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Meaning of coronach | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/kɒɹənək/

Definitions

A dirge or lamentation.

Ireland, Scotland, historical

Equivalents

Français coronach

Examples

“The village maids and matrons round / The dismal coronach resound.”
“[A] hired mourner, the Irish "Keener" at the conclamatio or coronach, where the Hullabaloo, Hulululu or Ululoo showed the survivors' sorrow.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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