Definition: An elegy, dirge, or threne; a song of lamentation, usually for the dead.
[@more@]Usage: This is a regular noun with the same meaning as "threne" [threen] from the same Greek source. The adjective is either "threnodic" [thrê-'nah-dic] or "threnodial" [thrê-'no-di-yêl] and the agent noun is "threnodist" ['thre-nê-dist].
Suggested Usage: "Threnody" may be used to refer to any sort of lamentation, "Gladys' threnodies of her wasted life with Gordon left me exhausted." However, it is usually a lamentation over the dead, "Kirsten's threnody at her husband's funeral made me wonder if I was in the right chapel." As usual, however, there is room for metaphorical play: "He discussed the project in such threnodic tones as to leave no doubt that it was dead."
Etymology: Greek "threnoidia" from threnos "dirge" + oide "song." Greek "oide" underlies English "ode" and derives from the root also found in "comedy" and probably "tragedy." "Threnos" derives from the same ancient root as English "drone."
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