lam ‧ en ‧ ta ‧ tion /ˌlæmənˈteɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
formal deep sadness or something that expresses it:
There was lamentation throughout the land at news of the defeat.
lam ‧ en ‧ ta ‧ tion /ˌlæmənˈteɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
formal deep sadness or something that expresses it:
There was lamentation throughout the land at news of the defeat.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012