Meaning of the word threnody in English

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threnody

US /ˈθren.ə.di/
UK /ˈθren.ə.di/

Noun

1.

a sad song or poem, especially remembering someone who has died:

Example:
The composer's threnody for the victims of the war was his most famous work.
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