Meaning of threnody | Babel Free
ˈθɹɛn.ə.diEquivalents
Examples
“The fifer actually knew but one tune⟳ "The Bonnie Blue Flag"—and did not know⟳ that well. But it was all that he had, and he played it with wearisome monotony for every camp call⟳. . . . I never hated any piece of music as I came to hate⟳ that threnody of treason.”
“A strongly personal note⟳ runs through Kenneth Leighton's Improvisation (Novello, 35p), which is a threnody in memory of Maurice de Sausmārez. Gently undulating, cantabile lines of ‘mourning’ alternate with sharp, anguished note-clusters which work⟳ up to a fierce paroxysm of grief.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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