keen
keen · keens
A prolonged wail for a deceased personA prolonged wail for a deceased person.
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UK/kiːn/US/kin/
Meaning
1 sensesA prolonged wail for a deceased person.
More definitions
- a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
Origin
From Irish caoin (“to lament, keen”).From Irish caoin (“to lament, keen”).
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