Monodies

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

  Monody \Mon"o*dy\, n.; pl. {Monodies}. [L. monodia, Gr. ?, fr. ?
     singing alone; mo`nos single + ? song: cf. F. monodie. See
     {Ode}.]
     A species of poem of a mournful character, in which a single
     mourner expresses lamentation; a song for one voice.
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