lamentation
IPA: ɫɑmɛntˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- The act of lamenting.
- A sorrowful cry; a lament.
- Specifically, mourning.
- lamentatio, (part of) a liturgical Bible text (from the book of Job) and its musical settings, usually in the plural; hence, any dirge
- A group of swans.
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Examples of "lamentation" in Sentences
- He also has a divan in lamentation.
- Little time was spent in lamentation.
- Lamentations was certified Gold in Canada.
- For their lamentation, there was none to share.
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