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lamento

lament

noun lah-MEN-toh Rare
Mind & Emotions Emotions

Origin: From Latin 'lamentum', a crying out.

Also means

moan

Usage Note

Lamento can be a prolonged cry of grief or a formal literary/musical lamentation. In music, the lamento is a Baroque genre built over a descending bass line expressing mourning. The verb is lamentarsi (to complain, to lament), which is reflexive and takes essere.

Examples

"Il suo lamento si sentiva per tutta la casa."

Natural Translation

Her lament could be heard throughout the house.

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