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mourning definition

mourn·ing (môr′niŋ)

noun

  1. the actions or feelings of one who mourns; specif., the expression of grief at someone's death
  2. black clothes, drapery, etc. worn or displayed as a conventional sign of grief for the dead
  3. the period during which one mourns the dead

adjective

of or expressing mourning

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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