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Word: Plaint
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French plainte, feminine past participle of plaindre ‘complain’, or from Old French plaint, from Latin planctus ‘beating of the breast’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pleɪnt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an accusation or charge.
Short Definition:accusation or charge
Definition:
a complaint or lamentation
Short Definition:complaint or lamentation
Examples:- it is a familiar plaint—no jobs for young researchers
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