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wailments

wailments is the plural of wailment.

Meaning of wailment

Noun

wailment (usually uncountable, plural wailments)

  1. (obsolete, usually) Lamentation; loud weeping; wailing.
    • wailment to all that are yet unborn !1693, John Hacket, Scrinia reserata
    Synonyms:
    bewailment

Questions about wailments

What is wailments the plural of?
Wailments is the plural of wailment.

Words near wailments in the dictionary

  1. wailing on
  2. Wailing Wall
  3. wailingly
  4. wailings
  5. wailment
  6. wailments
  7. wailo
  8. wails
  9. wails on
  10. wailsome
  11. Wailuku

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