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mourner Definition


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mourn
verb mourned, mourning
    tr & intr
    1. To feel or show deep sorrow at the death or loss of them or it.
      Thesaurus: bemoan, bewail, regret, rue, grieve, lament, miss, repine; Antonym: rejoice.
      Form: mourn for someone or something (especially)
      Form: mourn over someone or something
    intr
    2. To be in mourning or wear mourning.
Derivative: mourner
    Someone who mourns.
    Someone attending a funeral.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon murnan.



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