- a Greek ode sung by a single voice, as in a tragedy; lament.
- a poem in which the poet or speaker laments another's death; threnody.
- Music.
- a style of composition in which one part or melody predominates; homophony, as distinguished from polyphony.
- a piece in this style.
- monophony (def. 1).
- (in Greek tragedy) an ode sung by a single actor
- any poem of lament for someone's death
- a style of composition consisting of a single vocal part, usually with accompaniment
