Another word for elegy

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dirge
A slow, mournful musical composition.
(Music) A funeral hymn or lament.
A slow, sad song, poem, or musical composition expressing grief or mourning; lament

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1. A slow, mournful musical composition.
2. (Music) A funeral hymn or lament.
3. A slow, sad song, poem, or musical composition expressing grief or mourning; lament
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lament
A song or poem expressing deep grief or mourning.
A feeling or expression of grief; a lamentation.
A literary or musical composition, as an elegy or dirge, mourning some death or calamity

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1. A song or poem expressing deep grief or mourning.
2. A feeling or expression of grief; a lamentation.
3. A literary or musical composition, as an elegy or dirge, mourning some death or calamity
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requiem
Any dirgelike song, chant, or poem
(R.C.Ch.) A Mass for one or more deceased persons
A musical composition for such a mass.

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1. Any dirgelike song, chant, or poem
2. (R.C.Ch.) A Mass for one or more deceased persons
3. A musical composition for such a mass.
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funeral poem
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