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Definition of Threne
1. n. Lamentation; threnody; a dirge.
Definition of Threne
1. Noun. a dirge or lamentation ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Threne
1. an ode for the dead [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Threne
Literary usage of Threne
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1915)
"... with ery- threne or with a polymer of the latter, the analytical data
corresponding as well to HM GORDIN. Acetylene dichlorides. ..."
2. Universal Biography: Containing a Copious Account, Critical and Historical ...by John Lemprière by John Lemprière (1810)
"... and in coi!5c«¡uence, two impostors arase to claim the threne, both of them
hermit!, Ы after some confusion, these ambitions hypocrites were removed, ..."
3. A Pageant of Elizabethan Poetry by Arthur Symons (1906)
"Whereupon it made this threne To the phoenix and the dove, Co-supremes and stars
of love, As chorus to their tragic scene. ..."
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