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dirge

nounCommon GRE wordMore D words

a mournful song or piece expressing grief

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Dirge in a sentence

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A slow dirge played as the procession passed through the streets.

Synonyms
lamentelegyrequiem
Antonyms
paeananthem

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Dirge (noun) means a mournful song or piece expressing grief
Here is dirge used in an example sentence: "A slow dirge played as the procession passed through the streets."
Common synonyms for dirge include lament, elegy, requiem.
Antonyms of dirge include paean, anthem.
Dirge is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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