Threnody
/ˈθrenədi/
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Pro Tip 1/3Mourning Context
Use 'threnody' to express grief in formal writing or speeches, not casual conversations. 
The poet's threnody captured the nation's heartbreak.
Pro Tip 2/3Literary Use
'Threnody' is often found in literary works like poems or novels to convey deep sorrow. 
Her novel ends with a threnody for the lost era.
Pro Tip 3/3Ceremonial Use
A threnody can be included in funeral ceremonies or memorial services. 
They played a solemn threnody at the memorial.