coronach
- noun
- /ˈkɔrənəx/
- Archaic
- As the bagpipes played a haunting coronach, the village paid their last respects.
Examples
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The mourners gathered around the grave, their voices rising together in a solemn coronach.
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He wrote a moving coronach to honor his late friend, reciting it at the memorial.
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The choir sang a beautiful coronach at the funeral.
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She composed a coronach in memory of her late grandfather.
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As the bagpipes played a haunting coronach, the village paid their last respects.
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The mourners gathered around the grave, their voices rising together in a solemn coronach.
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He wrote a moving coronach to honor his late friend, reciting it at the memorial.
Synonyms
15
6.1
A sad song, poem, or cry that shows grief
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8.9
A musical piece sung at a funeral to honor the dead
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8.2
A slow sad song for people who have died
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8.1
A poem or song that shows sorrow for someone who has died
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3.2
Music that people play at a funeral to remember someone, usually slow and sad
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9.9
A song or poem that expresses sadness for someone who has died
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9.9
A loud, sad song or cry for someone who has died
Surface Forms
Etymology
Coronach comes from Scottish Gaelic coronach, meaning 'lament' or 'funeral song'. So a coronach is a sad song that people sing as a final goodbye at a funeral.