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epicedian

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ep⋅i⋅ce⋅di⋅um

  [ep-uh-see-dee-uhm, -si-dahy-uhm]
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–noun, plural -ce⋅di⋅a  [-see-dee-uh, -si-dahy-uh] .
a funeral song; dirge.
Origin:
1580–90; < NL < Gk epikdeion, n. use of neut. of epikdeios of a funeral, equiv. to epi- epi- + kēde- (s. of kêdos care, sorrow) + -ios adj. suffix

Related forms:
ep⋅i⋅ce⋅di⋅al, ep⋅i⋅ce⋅di⋅an, adjective
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