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Dirge
dirge
noun Etymology: Middle English dirige, the Office of the Dead, from the first word of a Late Latin antiphon, from Latin, imperative of dirigere to direct — more at dress Date: 13th century 1. a song or hymn of grief or lamentation; especially one intended to accompany funeral or memorial rites 2. a slow, solemn, and mournful piece of music 3. something (as a poem) that has the qualities of a ~ • ~like adjective
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n. 1 a lament for the dead, esp. forming part of a funeral service. 2 any mournful song or lament. Derivatives dirgeful adj. Etymology: ME f. L dirige (imper.) direct, the first word in the Latin antiphon (from Ps. 5:8) in the Matins part of the Office for the Dead ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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(dirges) A dirge is a slow, sad song or piece of music. Dirges are sometimes performed at funerals. N-COUNT: usu sing ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 a slow sad song sung at a funeral (When I die, I don't want any of those awful dirges.) 2 a song or piece of music that is too slow and boring ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 12c., from L. dirige "direct!" imperative of dirigere "to direct," probably from antiphon Dirige, Domine, Deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam, "Direct, O Lord, my God, my way in thy sight," from Psalm v:9, which opened the Matins service in the Office of the Dead. Transfered sense of "any funeral song" is from 1500. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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