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lament, n.
(laments)
more info a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
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elegy lament
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more info a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
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coronach dirge lament requiem threnody
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more info a cry of sorrow and grief
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lament lamentation plaint wail

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"their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
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