lamentation

[ lam-uhn-tey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act of lamenting or expressing grief.

  2. a lament.

  1. Lamentations, (used with a singular verb) a book of the Bible, traditionally ascribed to Jeremiah. Abbreviation: Lam.

Origin of lamentation

1
First recorded in 1325–75; from Middle French lamentacion and Latin lāmentātiōn- (stem of lāmentātiō ), equivalent to lāmentāt(us) (past participle of lāmentārī ) + -iōn- verbal noun suffix; see lament,-ion;

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British Dictionary definitions for lamentation

lamentation

/ (ˌlæmɛnˈteɪʃən) /


noun
  1. a lament; expression of sorrow

  2. the act of lamenting

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