thren|o|dist

thren|o|dist
thren|o|dist «THREHN uh dihst», noun.
the composer of a threnody: »

Peace, then, rhetoricians, false threnodists of false liberty! (Thomas De Quincey).


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  • dist — dist; en·cy·clo·pe·dist; eu·dist; ex·o·dist; fad·dist; hag·ga·dist; hym·no·dist; lap·i·dist; mah·dist; mel·o·dist; miso·pe·dist; mon·o·dist; or·tho·pe·dist; par·o·dist; pros·o·dist; psalmo·dist; rhap·so·dist; rhip·i·dist; spas·mo·dist; stun·dist; …   English syllables

  • thren — thren·o·dist; thren·o·dy; …   English syllables

  • threnodist — thren·o·dist …   English syllables

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • threnody — threnodial /thri noh dee euhl/, threnodic /thri nod ik/, adj. threnodist /thren euh dist/, n. /thren euh dee/, n., pl. threnodies. a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, esp. for the dead; dirge; funeral song. [1615 25; < Gk threnoidía, equiv.… …   Universalium

  • Threnodist — Thren o*dist, n. One who composes, delivers, or utters, a threnode, or threnody. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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