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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: , past participle of ululare, from the sound

ululate

 verb
     
u‧lu‧late [intransitive]
literaryC to cry out with a long high sound, especially because you are very sad or in pain [= wail]
—ululation noun [uncountable and countable]
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