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English
Etymology
Greek πενθος.

Pronunciation
IPA: /'pɛnθɒs/

Noun
penthos

1. sorrow; grief or sadness

#:*1974: He watched with a chill of wonder the basalt mask splotched with ivy shadow whose round eyes stared back with Kolonian penthos, Dushara with his face among leaves. — Guy Davenport, Tatlin!

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