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[ lam-uh n-tey -shuh n ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌlæm ənˈteɪ ʃən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun the act of lamenting or expressing grief.
a lament.
Lamentations, (used with a singular verb ) a book of the Bible, traditionally ascribed to Jeremiah. Abbreviation : Lam.
Origin of lamentation 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;
Words nearby lamentation lamelliform, lamellipodium, lamellirostral, lament, lamentable, lamentation , Lamentations, lamented, Lamerie, La Mesa, lamestream
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Example sentences from the Web for lamentation But even as this book celebrates these women and their work, it is also a lamentation for a life on its way out.
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Through the dark, cold winter, the walls on Muhammad Mahmoud erupted into huge images of celebration, lamentation , and commentary.
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On the summit of a height called Mostyn mountain, is a monumental stone denominated Maen Achwynfan (the stone of lamentation ).
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He watched the knight enter the chapel, and heard the cry and lamentation that he made.
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There was something so inconceivably droll in the lamentation that his hearers laughed despite their uneasiness.
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The transition from lamentation to prayer is always good for the sufferer.
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So the colonel broke into a lamentation , and a fury, and a wonder.
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British Dictionary definitions for lamentation noun a lament; expression of sorrow
the act of lamenting
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