threnody

(noun)

a poem or song of mourning or lamentation.

word’s encounter: as the solution to 7 down, Trendy to contain Head Office split in lament (8), in today’s cryptic crossword in The Age.

word’s use: should one sing a threnody for this fine word’s lack of general use in these ever more philistine times?

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