Assertion: dirge | /r/HasProperty | piece of music
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text: As nouns the difference between elegy and dirge is that elegy is a mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation while dirge is a mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.
text: * requiem – a piece of music played at a mass for the dead Derived terms
text: As nouns the difference between lament and dirge is that lament is an expression of grief, suffering, or sadness while dirge is a mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.
text: As nouns the difference between threnody and dirge is that threnody is a song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge; an elegy while dirge is a mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.
text: As nouns the difference between dirge and eulogy is that dirge is a mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person while eulogy is an oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.