Meaning of Lamentation | Babel Free
ˌlæm.ənˈteɪ.ʃənDefinitions
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The act of lamenting. countable, uncountable
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A sorrowful cry; a lament. countable, uncountable
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Specifically, mourning. countable, uncountable
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lamentatio, (part of) a liturgical Bible text (from the book of Job) and its musical settings, usually in the plural; hence, any dirge countable, uncountable
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A group of swans. countable, uncountable
Equivalents
Deutsch
Klagelied
Français
Lamentation
Gaeilge
acaoineadh
עברית
יללה
Հայերեն
ողբ
Italiano
lamento
Türkçe
feryat
Examples
“About John Marin, there move sad, disgruntled beings, full of talk and lamentations. [...] They bewail the fact that in America, soil is poor and unconducive to growth, and men remain unmoved by growing green. But Marin persists, and what ebullience and good humour, in the rocky ungentle loam?”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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