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    lamentation
    /ˌlam(ɪ)nˈteɪʃn/

    noun

    • 1. the passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping: "scenes of lamentation"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLAMENTATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    LAMENTATION definition: 1. sadness and feeling sorry, or something that expresses these feelings: 2. sadness and feeling…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › lamentationLamentation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : an expression of sorrow, mourning, or regret : an act or instance of lamenting. a song of lamentation. … blending a lamentation over the effects of time with a kind of apologia for it. Glen R. Brown. Synonyms. groan. howl. keen. lament. moan. plaint. wail. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of lamentation in a Sentence.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › lamentationLamentation - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Lamentation usually occurs when someone dies or a tragedy occurs. At the funeral, you could hardly hear the speaker above the wails of lamentation. From the Latin lamenta, meaning “weeping” or “wailing,” lamentation means more than just shedding a few tears. Lamentation is when grief pours out.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLAMENTATION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    LAMENTATION meaning: 1. sadness and feeling sorry, or something that expresses these feelings: 2. sadness and feeling…. Learn more.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLAMENTATION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    2 meanings: 1. a lament; expression of sorrow 2. the act of lamenting.... Click for more definitions.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishlamentation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of lamentation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Lamentation definition: the act of lamenting or expressing grief.. See examples of LAMENTATION used in a sentence.

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    All you need to know about "LAMENTATION" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › lamentation_nlamentation, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the noun lamentation is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for lamentation is from before 1382, in Bible (Wycliffite, early version) . lamentation is a borrowing from French.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › lament_nlament, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    An act of lamenting, a passionate or demonstrative expression of grief. Also poetic the action of lamenting, lamentation. c1592. Why stand you thus, unmoved with my laments? C. Marlowe, Jew of Malta i. ii. a1616. To adde to your laments..I must informe you of a dismall fight, Betwixt the stout Lord Talbot, and the French.