threne

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threne - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Threne \Threne\, n. [L. threnus, Gr. ?. Cf. Drone.]
     Lamentation; threnody; a dirge. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The threns . . . of the prophet Jeremiah. --Jer.
                                                    Taylor.
     [1913 Webster] Threnetic