funeral march

Noun

Meaning

a slow march to be played for funeral processions

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

requiem elegy andante coronach claudication dirge threnody monody instant replay footpace epicedium threnode dead march

Hypernyms

processional march recessional march

Examples

Funeral March for the Last Rites of a Deaf Man. Alphonse Allais

His body is carried away in a solemn funeral procession (Siegfried's funeral march) that forms the interlude as the scene is changed and recapitulates many of the themes associated with Siegfried and the Wälsungs. Source: Internet

Nordraak died in 1866, and Grieg composed a funeral march in his honor. Source: Internet

The prop allowed him to deliver the line "I could kill you with this and play your funeral march at the same time", with—according to biographer Colin Escott—"zero conviction". Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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