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Definition of Threnodies
1. threnody [n] - See also: threnody
Lexicographical Neighbors of Threnodies
Literary usage of Threnodies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Greek Melic Poets by Herbert Weir Smyth (1900)
"With respect to the metres adopted in the early threnodies, ... The melic threnodies
of Pindar are composed in ..."
2. Greek Melic Poets by Herbert Weir Smyth (1900)
"With respect to the metres adopted in the early threnodies, it is probable that
the use of hexameters by ... The melic threnodies of Pindar are composed in ..."
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