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Lydian mode
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lyke-wake
lyke-wake [ lk wàyk ] (plural lyke-wakes)


noun 
Definition:
 
U.K. mourning vigil: a vigil held over the body of somebody who has died, often accompanied by festivities ( archaic )

[14th century. < Old English līc "body, corpse" (< Germanic) + wake1]
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