Word For The Day, Wednesday, May 25, 2005 - threnody

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary ^ | 05/25/2005 | The Janitor

[VRWCmember]

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

threnody \THREN-uh-dee\ noun

a song of lamentation for the dead; elegy

Example sentence:
In the opera's final scene, the leading lady sings a threnody to mourn the murdered king.

Did you know?
"Threnody" encompasses all genres. There are great threnodies in prose (such as the lines from Charles Dickens' _Bleak House_ upon the death of Little Jo: "Dead, your Majesty. Dead, my lords and gentlemen. Dead..."), in poetry (as in W.H. Auden's "Funeral Blues": "The stars are not wanted now: put out every one, / Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun..."), and in music (Giovanni Pergolesi's "Stabat Mater," for one). "Threnody," which we borrowed from the Greek word "threnoidia" (from "threnos," the word for "dirge"), has survived in English since the early 1600s. "Melody" and "tragedy" are related to "threnody" through the Greek root that forms their ending -- "aeidein," which means "to sing." By the same token, "comedy" is related as well.

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The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

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[secret garden2]

It'll kill us all if we don't die of meat irradiation first!

[Argh]

Well, everybody's got to go sometime.

[xsmommy]

we will keep our fingers crossed and prayers said for Trinity's boyfriend prospects with the wonderful sounding guy!

[xsmommy]

EXCELLENT POINT/

[Gabz]

Yes, Indeed..........

[TheGrimReaper]

There's a conservative in Jersey?
Are you series?
This could be hugh!

[Argh]

I have no idea who here would be interested but Republicanprofessor has begun art appreciation threads in which he hopes there won't be too much bloviation.

[xsmommy]

well there's at least one neo-Con who lives there, named Hobbes...

[TheGrimReaper]

he hopes there won't be too much bloviation

Fat chance.

[xsmommy]

art is sort of up there with poetry on my list of faves... ; )

[TheGrimReaper]

Geeze! That makes TWO, then. This is officially HUGH.

[Laura Earl]

The only threnody going on here is one for my ipager which passed away yesterday in route to Atlanta. I'm really dancing a jig in celebration (until the new one arrives anyway!).

[NeoCaveman]

There's a conservative in Jersey?

They have at least one very conservate Congressman. I think his name is Garrett. I could be off on the name.

[TheGrimReaper]

218 years ago....

25 May 1787

The first Constitutional Convention opened in Philadelphia.
218 years later, dedicated leftists such as Sheets Byrd, Chucky Schumer, and Dingy Harry are busily shredding all that hard work.

[TheGrimReaper]

Yep, Scott Garrett, NJ's 5th Congressional District

[xsmommy]

did you guys see this?? i still have a hard time believing McCain actually said that, it sounds ONION-esque, but if he did, he truly has the mind of a small child....

[NeoCaveman]

You beat me to it.

Scott Gartett's ACU rating, 100%

[gwmoore]

Hey, I was as suprised as you!!

I do believe that Conservatives there have to register and check in regularly, their pictures get posted on poles, etc, and there are websites which "out" them to the communities.

I don't think it's a law, I think it's more of a decree from the "Liberal Commissar" of the People's Republic, and passed down to the "Village Soviets"/// LOL

Greg

[Gabz]

Not only a small child, but a delusional one at that.

[NeoCaveman]

It's nice to see someone is looking out for me Pence leads off Embryonic Stem cell debate ^