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lament

How to sign: a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

dirge in ASL Watch how to sign dirge in American Sign Language
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threnodies in ASL Watch how to sign threnodies in American Sign Language
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Similiar / Same: dirge, coronach, requiem, threnody

Categories: song

Within this category: keen

lament

How to sign: express grief verbally
"we lamented the death of the child";

lament in ASL Watch how to sign lament in American Sign Language
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Similiar / Same: keen

Categories: express emotion, express feelings

lament

How to sign: regret strongly
"I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits";

bemoan in ASL Watch how to sign bemoan in American Sign Language
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Similiar / Same: bewail, bemoan, deplore

Categories: complain, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off

lament

How to sign: a mournful poem; a lament for the dead

elegies in ASL Watch how to sign elegies in American Sign Language
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Similiar / Same: elegy

Categories: poem, verse form

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