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# dirge

noun (dirge, dirges)

«dirge» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A dirge is a slow, sad song sung for someone who has died. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dirge/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old tales a dirge is sung over a dead hero or animal; in lessons it names a mournful song of grief

### Examples

- The people sang a dirge for the dead king. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dirge/#x1)
- The Muses chanted a funeral dirge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dirge/#x2)
- She sang a low dirge over the fallen rover. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dirge/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dirge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dirge/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dirge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dirge.html) on Mova free.