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lam⋅en⋅ta⋅tion

  [lam-uhn-tey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of lamenting or expressing grief.
2. a lament.
3. Lamentations, (used with a singular verb) a book of the Bible, traditionally ascribed to Jeremiah. Abbreviation: Lam.
Origin:
1325–75; < L lāmentātiōn- (s. of lāmentātiō), equiv. to lāmentāt(us) (ptp. of lāmentārī; see lament ) + -iōn- -ion; r. ME lamentacioun < AF ≪ L, as above
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lam·en·ta·tion   (lām'ən-tā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act of lamenting.

  2. A lament.

  3. Lamentations (used with a sing. verb) Abbr. Lam. or Lm See Table at Bible.

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Word Origin & History

lamentation 
1375, from L. lamentationem (nom. lamentatio) "wailing, moaning, weeping," from lamentatus, pp. of lamentari, from lamentum "a wailing," from PIE base *la- "to shout, cry," probably ultimately imitative. Replaced O.E. cwiþan. Back-formation lament is from 1591 (n.), 1530 (v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Bible Dictionary

Lamentation

(Heb. qinah), an elegy or dirge. The first example of this form of poetry is the lament of David over Saul and Jonathan (2 Sam. 1:17-27). It was a frequent accompaniment of mourning (Amos 8:10). In 2 Sam. 3:33, 34 is recorded David's lament over Abner. Prophecy sometimes took the form of a lament when it predicted calamity (Ezek. 27:2, 32; 28:12; 32:2, 16).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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