The Collaborative International Dictionary
Threne
Threne \Threne\, n. [L. threnus, Gr. ?. Cf. Drone.]
Lamentation; threnody; a dirge.
--Shak.
The threns . . . of the prophet Jeremiah.
--Jer.
Taylor.
Wiktionary
threne
n. a dirge or lamentation
Usage examples of "threne".
A truce to threnes and trentals and jeremies and all such congenital defunctive music!
A truce to threnes and trentals and jeremies and all such congenital defunctive music!