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yippee(dictionary)
lament(1)(dictionary)
lament(2)(dictionary)
lament 1, verb(dictionary)
lament 2, noun(dictionary)

lament(1) (iou) and yippee (iou)


lament(1) (iou)



lament noun. M16.
[Latin lamenta (pl.) wailing, weeping, groans, laments, or from the verb.]
An (esp. passionate) expression of sorrow or anguish. Also poet. lamentation. M16.
Milton A voice of weeping heard, and loud lament. H. Spurling The book is full of laments for the damage done by 'telephones and newspapers and bicycles'.
A poem or song of grief, an elegy; esp. a dirge performed at a death or funeral. L17.
D. Stewart Solemn and melancholy airs or Laments as they call them.

yippee (iou)



yippee noun, interjection, & verb. colloq. (orig. US). E20.
[Natural exclam.]
A. noun. A cry of 'yippee!' E20.
b. interjection. Expr. excited delight. M20.
A. Cornelisen It's a boy! A boy! Yippee!
C. verb intrans. Cry 'yippee!' M20.