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dirge

dirge \'d*rj\ n [ME dirige, the Office of the Dead, fr. the first word of a 
   LL antiphon,]fr. L, imper. of dirigere 1: a song or hymn of grief or 
   lamentation; esp : one intended to ac company funeral or memorial rites 2: 
   any slow, solemn, and mournful piece of music