dirge
US /dɝːdʒ/
UK /dɝːdʒ/
1.
a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite
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The choir sang a mournful dirge at the memorial service.
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The wind howled a mournful dirge through the empty halls.
a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite