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Lamentations

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Noun

1. book of lamentations, lamentations

an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah

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Lamentations

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noun (functioning as singular)
1. 
a book of the Old Testament, traditionally ascribed to the prophet Jeremiah, lamenting the destruction of Jerusalem
2. 
a musical setting of these poems

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Lamentations

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noun
Bible
a book traditionally ascribed to Jeremiah, lamenting the destruction of Jerusalem
abbrev. La, Lam, or Lm

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Lamentations

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n.
1. The act of lamenting.
2. A lament.
3. Lamentations (used with a sing. verb) See Table at Bible.

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