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"a lament" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to express intense sorrow or grief. For example, "The parents wept a lament for the loss of their only child."
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A lament?
It is a lament.
"Exit/Exist" is ultimately a lament.
A Lament, by Lucy Ellmann.
The litany becomes a lament.
This isn't a lament — or not merely a lament — for bygone times.
"It was so profound a lament".
A lament substituted for a greeting.
"That's a lament that applies across the board.
Much of her memoir reads like a lament, though.
Many saw "Jerusalem" as a lament for times past.
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