Lamentation: alternatives and connections

The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human act…

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Expression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment; lamentation; murmuring; accusation; fault-finding.

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The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expr…

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The act of manifesting or disclosing, or the state of being manifested; discovery to the eye or to the understanding; also, that which manifests; exh…

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The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected.

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See Reflection.

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Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge.

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Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge.

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To express or feel sorrow; to weep or wail; to mourn.

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of Mourn

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Audible expression of sorrow; lamentation; complaint; hence, a mournful song; a lament.

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To choose; to select.

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