Definition of lamentation
: an expression of sorrow, mourning, or regret : an act or instance of lamenting
a song of lamentation … blending a lamentation over the effects of time with a kind of apologia for it.— Glen R. Brown
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The first known use of lamentation was in the 14th century
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