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jer⋅e⋅mi⋅ad
[jer-uh-mahy-uh
d, -ad] 
–noun
| a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint. |
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| jer·e·mi·ad (jěr'ə-mī'əd) n. A literary work or speech expressing a bitter lament or a righteous prophecy of doom. [French jérémiade, after Jérémie, Jeremiah, author of The Lamentations, from Late Latin Ieremiās; see Jeremiah1.] |
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Jeremiad
Jer`e*mi"ad\, Jeremiade \Jer`e*mi"ade\, n. [From Jeremiah, the prophet: cf. F. j['e]r['e]miade.] A tale of sorrow, disappointment, or complaint; a doleful story; a dolorous tirade; -- generally used satirically. He has prolonged his complaint into an endless jeremiad. --Lamb.
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jeremiad
1780, from Fr. jérémiade (1762), in allusion to "Lamentations of Jeremiah" in Old Testament.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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