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plaint

plaint [ playnt ] (plural plaints)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. expression of grief: an expression of grief or sadness ( literary or archaic )

2. U.S. complaint: a complaint

[12th century. Via French< Latin planctus "a beating of the breast" < plangere "to beat"]
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