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a crying out in grief<the national lament that was heard when President Kennedy was assassinated>Synonymsgroan, howl, keen, lamentation, moan, plaint, wailRelated Wordsgrieving, mourning, weeping; regret; complaint, outcry, protestNear Antonymscheering, laughing, smilingAntonymsexultation, rejoicing
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a composition expressing oneʼs grief over a loss<a poem that is her lament for her late grandmother>Synonymsdirge, elegy, requiem, threnodyRelated WordstapsNear Antonymsencomium, eulogy, paean, panegyric
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