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Meaning of plangor | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
[ˈpɫaŋ.ɡɔr]

Definitions

  1. striking, beating; especially, beating the head and breast as an expression of mourning
    declension-3, masculine
  2. grief, loud mourning, wailing, crying
    declension-3, masculine

Examples

“resonat magnīs plangōribus aether”

heaven resounds with loud grief (The people of Carthage grieve for Dido: The full meaning in-context probably includes the sounds of the first definition.)

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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