Dirge

Pronunciation

• UK enPR: dûj, IPA: /dɜː(ɹ)dÊ’/
• US enPR: dûrj, IPA: /dɝːdÊ’/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)dÊ’

Origin

From the beginning of an antiphon in the Latin requiem (Dirige, Domine, deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam)

Full definition of dirge

Noun

1. A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.

Synonyms

• lament, requiem, coronach, threnody, elegy

Related terms

• dirgeful

Anagrams

• gride
• ridge, Ridge