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Definition of: lament
(lə·ment′) v.t.
To feel or express sorrow for; bewail.
—v.i. To feel or express sorrow; mourn; grieve.
—noun
1. The expression of grief; lamentation.
2. A plaintive song or melody. See synonyms under MOURN. [<L lamentari <lamentum a wailing, weeping]
—la·ment′er noun
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