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(plānt)

noun

Old Poet. lamentation; lament
a complaint or grievance

Origin: ME plainte < OFr < L planctus, lamentation, loud banging < pp. of plangere, to beat the breast, lament < IE base *plag-, to strike > flaw, Gr plēssein, to strike

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noun

A complaint.
An utterance of grief or sorrow; a lamentation.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French plainte

Origin: , from Latin plānctus, lament

Origin: , from past participle of plangere, to strike one's breast, lament; see plāk-² in Indo-European roots

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