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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Lamentation

· Lam·en·ta·tion · IPA /ˌlæm.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/
01 n. The act of bewailing; audible expression of sorrow; wailing; moaning.
  1. 1.
    The act of bewailing; audible expression of sorrow; wailing; moaning.
    “In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation and weeping.” — Matt. ii. 18.
  2. 2.
    A book of the Old Testament attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, and taking its name from the nature of its contents.(Script.)