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Bereavement
see synonyms of bereavementNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Bereavement
see synonyms of bereavementnoun
1.
the condition of having been deprived of something or someone valued, esp through death
2.
a death
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Bereavement
see synonyms of bereavementtr.v. be·reaved or be·reft (-rĕft), be·reav·ing, be·reaves
1. To take a loved one from (a person), especially by death: "Cry aloud for the man who is dead, for the woman and children bereaved" (Alan Paton).
2. To take something valuable or necessary from (a person or thing): "He was subject to fits, which bereaved him ... of his senses" (David Hume).
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