keened
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n. A loud, wailing lament for the dead. intr.v. keened, keen·ing, keens To wail in lamentation, especially for the dead. See Synonyms at cry. [From Irish Gaelic caoineadh, from caoninim, I lament, from Old Irish caínim, coínim, perhaps of Brittonic origin.] keen'er n. |
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