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mourn

UK/mɔːn/ US/mɔɹn/ fairly common literary

verb

1.

feel sadness

  • “She is mourning her dead child”
2.

observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one

Origin

From Middle English mornen, mournen, from Old English murnan, from Proto-Germanic *murnaną. Cognate with French morne (“gloomy”).

Phrases

  • mourning dove

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