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Meaning of lamentation

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

lamentation

Pronunciation:/ˌlæm.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/

noun

Definitions

  1. The act of lamenting.

  2. A sorrowful cry; a lament.

  3. Specifically, mourning.

  4. Lamentatio, (part of) a liturgical Bible text (from the book of Job) and its musical settings, usually in the plural; hence, any dirge

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lamentation

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