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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music | 1996 | | Copyright

dirge (Lat. naenia). Burial or memorial song, often with character of funeral march. Shakespeare's Dirge for Fidele (Cymbeline) has been set by several composers incl. Vaughan Williams (1922) and Finzi (1942). The 15th cent. Lyke-wake Dirge was set by Stravinsky (Cantata 1952), Britten (Serenade 1943), and Whittaker (1924).

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

dirge office of matins for the dead XIII; song of mourning XVI. ME. dirige (later dyrge, derg(i)e), the first word of the L. antiphon to the first psalm in the office: ‘Dirige, Domine, Deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam’ Direct, O Lord my God, my way in thy sight; imper. of L. dīrigere DIRECT.

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T. F. HOAD. "dirge." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

T. F. HOAD. "dirge." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-dirge.html

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dirge

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

dirge / dərj/ • n. a lament for the dead, esp. one forming part of a funeral rite. ∎ a mournful song, piece of music, or poem: singers chanted dirges | fig. the wind howled dirges around the chimney. DERIVATIVES: dirge·ful / -fəl/ adj.

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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

dirge a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite. The word comes (in Middle English, denoting the Office for the Dead), from Latin dirige! (imperative) ‘direct!’, the first word of an antiphon (Psalm 5:8) used in the Latin Office for the Dead.

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "dirge." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Copyright

Dirge. The traditional name for the Office of the Dead. Derived from the former antiphon, ‘Dirige Domine Deus..’ (Ps. 5: 8), it was originally confined to the morning Office but came to include the Vespers sung on the previous evening.

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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Dirge." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Dirge." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Dirge.html

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

dirge •converge, dirge, diverge, emerge, merge, purge, scourge, serge, splurge, spurge, submerge, surge, urge, verge •demiurge • upsurge • dramaturge •thaumaturge

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