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Definition of: dirge
(dûrj) noun
1. A song, tune, lament, or wail expressing grief and mourning.
2. A hymn or choral service at a funeral. [<L dirige (imperative of dirigere DIRECT), the first word of the antiphon (Psalms v 8) of matins in the Latin burial office]
—dirge′·ful adjective
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