Definition of Dirge
Dirge
Dir·ge


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(noun)
A slow and mournful piece of music, typically for the dead.

e.g. The funeral procession was accompanied by a somber dirge.

(noun)
a song with an incredibly slow and sorrowful pace;

e.g. In the background of the scene, one could hear a haunting dirge being played.



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