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We think the answer is "MISERERE" which means:
- noun
- • A prayer for mercy.
- • An expression of lamentation or complaint.
- • A medieval dagger, used for the mercy stroke to a wounded foe; misericord.
- • A small projecting boss or bracket on the underside of the hinged seat of a church stall, intended to give some support to a standing worshipper when the seat is turned up; a misericord.
- • Ileus.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The choir sang a beautiful miserere during the church service."
- • "The famous composer composed a moving miserere in honor of the victims."
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