Meaning & use
dirge
A slow, mournful song or poem expressing grief, traditionally performed at a funeral.
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The choir sang a somber dirge as the coffin was carried out of the church.
The composer's final symphony ends with a quiet dirge for the fallen soldiers.
A note on using this word
Dirge is sometimes used loosely and negatively to describe any slow, gloomy piece of music, even outside a funeral context.
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