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The Adobe Flash Player is required in order to view this content. You can get it here: plaintiveOne entry found. Main Entry: plain·tive Pronunciation: \ˈplān-tiv\ Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English plaintif grieving, from Anglo-French pleintif, plaintif, from plaint Date: 1579 : expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy <a plaintive sigh> — plain·tive·ly adverb — plain·tive·ness noun 
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