Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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lament | Yes | No | Yes | No |
plaint | Yes | No | No | No |
lament (noun) | plaint (noun) |
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a mournful poem; a lament for the dead | a cry of sorrow and grief |
a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person | (United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed |
a cry of sorrow and grief |
lament (verb) | plaint (verb) |
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regret strongly | |
express grief verbally |