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1 | 99% | 10 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 43% | 4 | Bowed stringed instrument developed in the Renaissance, for which musicians including Byrd, Dowland and Purcell have composed works for consort or chest | |
3 | 39% | 7 | English composer who was strongly influenced by Henry Purcell | |
Purcell Has Developed Melancholy Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "SEPULCHRAL" which means:
- adjective
- • Of or relating to a sepulchre adjective satellite
- • Gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
- • Suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial
An example sentence would be:
- • "The old abandoned house had a sepulchral atmosphere."
- • "As the funeral procession marched through the streets, a sepulchral silence hung in the air."
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