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lamentation
English
Etymology
Recorded since 1375, from Latin l?ment?ti? (“wailing, moaning, weeping”), from the deponent verb l?mentor, from l?mentum (“wail; wailing”), itself from a Proto-Indo-European *leh?- (“to howl”), presumed ultimately imitative. Replaced Old English cwiþan. Lament is a 16th-century back-formation.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?læm.?n?te?.??n/, /?læm.?n?te?.??n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
lamentation (countable and uncountable, plural lamentations)
- The act of lamenting.
- A sorrowful cry; a lament.
- Specifically, mourning.
- lamentatio, (part of) a liturgical Bible text (from the book of Job) and its musical settings, usually in the plural; hence, any dirge
- A group of swans.
Related terms
Translations
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “lamentation”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
French
Etymology
From Middle French, from Latin l?ment?ti? (“wailing, moaning, weeping”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lamentation f (plural lamentations)
- lamentation, loud/ostentatious plaint
Related terms
Further reading
- “lamentation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Etymology
From Latin l?ment?ti? (“wailing, moaning, weeping”).
Noun
lamentation f (plural lamentations)
- lamentation, loud/ostentatious plaint
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ailment
English
Etymology
From ail +? -ment
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?e?lm?nt/
Noun
ailment (plural ailments)
- Something which ails one; a disease; sickness.
Translations
Further reading
- ailment in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- ailment in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- aliment, maltine, netmail
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