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Noun: dead march  ded maa(r)ch
  1. A slow march to be played for funeral processions
    "The sombre tones of Chopin's 'Marche Funèbre' served as a dead march at the state funeral";
    - funeral march

Derived forms: dead marches

Type of: processional march, recessional march

Encyclopedia: Dead march