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dirges

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /dɝːdʒ/
    • /dɜːdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /dɝːdʒ/

Definition of dirges word

  • noun dirges Plural form of dirge. 1

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Parts of speech for Dirges

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dirges popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

dirges usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for dirges

noun dirges

  • laments — to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.
  • chants — Plural form of chant.
  • coronachs — Plural form of coronach.
  • cries — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cry.
  • marchesFrancis Andrew, 1825–1911, U.S. philologist and lexicographer.

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