plangent

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as in mournful
expressing or suggesting mourning a plangent, haunting song about a long-ago love

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“Plangent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plangent. Accessed 3 Jun. 2023.

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