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DIES IRÆ

\dˈa͡ɪz ˈi͡əɹə], \dˈa‍ɪz ˈi‍əɹə], \d_ˈaɪ_z ˈiə_ɹ_ə]\

Definitions of DIES IRÆ

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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d[=i]'[=e]z [=i]'r[=e], n. the name given (from the opening words) to a famous hymn on the last judgment (c. 1250 A.D.). [L., 'day of wrath.']

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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