Lamentations
noun
Lam·en·ta·tions
ˌla-mən-ˈtā-shənz 
plural in form but singular in construction
: a poetic book on the fall of Jerusalem in canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table
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His latest book is Lamentations of Nezahualcóyotl: Nahuatl Poems.
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Ilan Stavans, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
There have been lamentations about the end of an era and anxiety in the fan and creative communities about the risk of over-exploitation of the British super-spy.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
The van pulled into the street, and the crowd followed, muttering lamentations.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
One of the rocks bears an inscription from Lamentations, in Hebrew and English.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
One is the follow-up to 2020’s Lamentations, produced by Shooter Jennings.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2021
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Ilan Stavans, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
There have been lamentations about the end of an era and anxiety in the fan and creative communities about the risk of over-exploitation of the British super-spy.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
The van pulled into the street, and the crowd followed, muttering lamentations.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
One of the rocks bears an inscription from Lamentations, in Hebrew and English.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
One is the follow-up to 2020’s Lamentations, produced by Shooter Jennings.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2021
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Lamentations
noun
Lam·en·ta·tions
ˌlam-ən-ˈtā-shənz
: a poetic book on the fall of Jerusalem in canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see bible
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