Meaning & use
Lamentation
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A passionate expression of grief or sorrow, especially through weeping or wailing.
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The funeral was marked by loud lamentation from the mourners.
The poem is a lamentation for a lost homeland.
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From Latin 'lamentari,' to wail or moan; the Book of Lamentations in the Bible takes its name from this word.
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