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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lament/ləˈment/
▶noun
- 1 a passionate expression of grief.
- 2 a song, piece of music, or poem expressing grief or regret.
- 1 mourn (a person's death).
■ (as adj. lamented) (usu. late lamented) a conventional way of referring to a dead person.
- 2 express regret or disappointment about.
– derivatives
lamentation noun,
lamenter noun.
lamentation noun,
lamenter noun.
– origin ME (as v.): from Fr. lamenter or L. lamentari, from lamenta (pl.) ‘weeping’.
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