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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jeremiad \Jer`e*mi"ad\, Jeremiade \Jer`e*mi"ade\, n. [From Jeremiah, the prophet: cf F. j['e]r['e]miade.] A tale of sorrow, disappointment, or complaint; a doleful story; a dolorous tirade; -- generally used satirically. He has prolonged his complaint into an endless jeremiad. --Lamb. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: jeremiad n : a long and mournful complaint; "a jeremiad against any form of government"
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