kommos

noun

kom·​mos

variants or commos

kəˈmäs,

käˈ-;

ˈkäˌmäs,

-məs

plural -es

: a lament in Greek tragedy sung in parts alternating between chief actor and chorus

Word History

Etymology

Greek kommos kommos, beating of the breast, from koptein to beat, smite

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