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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dirge \Dirge\, n. [Contraction of Lat. dirige, direct thou (imperative of dirigere), the first word of a funeral hymn (Lat. transl. of Psalm v. 8) beginning, ``Dirige, Domine, in conspectu tuo vitam meam.'' See {Direct}, a., and cf {Dirige}.] A piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; a funeral hymn. The raven croaked, and hollow shrieks of owls Sung dirges at her funeral. --Ford. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dirge n : a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person [syn: {coronach}, {lament}, {requiem}, {threnody}]
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