lamentation

[ lam-uh n-tey-shuh n ]
/ ˌlæm ənˈteɪ ʃən /
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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

1325–75; < Latin lāmentātiōn- (stem of lāmentātiō), equivalent to lāmentāt(us) (past participle of lāmentārī; see lament) + -iōn- -ion; replacing Middle English lamentacioun < Anglo-French ≪ Latin, as above

Words nearby lamentation

lamelliform, lamellipodium, lamellirostral, lament, lamentable, lamentation, lamentations, lamented, lamerie, lamesa, lamestream

Words related to lamentations

complaining, dirge, elegy, keen, lament, moan, mourning, requiem, sob, sorrow, threnody, wail, weeping, jeremiad, sobbing, ululation, wailing, grieving, keening, moaning

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British Dictionary definitions for lamentations (1 of 2)

Lamentations
/ (ˌlæmɛnˈteɪʃənz) /

noun (functioning as singular)

a book of the Old Testament, traditionally ascribed to the prophet Jeremiah, lamenting the destruction of Jerusalem
a musical setting of these poems

British Dictionary definitions for lamentations (2 of 2)

lamentation
/ (ˌlæmɛnˈteɪʃən) /

noun

a lament; expression of sorrow
the act of lamenting