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TO CRY, TO WEEP, TO SHOUT
"Laugh and the world laughs with you, Weep and you weep alone. ... Weep is the definition of cry that everyone is most familiar with. Most people weep in times of sorrow or pain.
When I consider the word cry-weeping comes to mind, but cry can also mean to shout, holler, and yell. ... But a cry for help would probably be a yell or a shout.
The Oxford English Dictionary shows the first printed usage of cry in 1300 by Roman citizens meaning to raise a plaintive cry, to wail, scream, shriek out, cry out. The work cry has evolved over the years. In 1393 the word cry was used to announce, to sell by out cry; to offer for sale by auction or by hawking in the streets.
Approximate Word count = 583 Approximate Pages = 2.3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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