Epicede

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Epicede \Ep"i*cede\, n. [L. epicedion, Gr. ? dirge, elegy, fr. ?
     funereal; ? + ? care, sorrow: cf. F. ['e]pic[`e]de.]
     A funeral song or discourse; an elegy. [R.] --Donne.
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