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Word: Plaintive
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French plaintif, -ive, from plainte ‘lamentation’ (see plaint)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpleɪntɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
sounding sad and mournful
Short Definition:sounding sad and mournful
Examples:- a plaintive cry
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