BEREAVEMENT

mourning, bereavement

(noun) state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bereavement (countable and uncountable, plural bereavements)

The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death

Source: Wiktionary


Be*reave"ment, n.

Definition: The state of being bereaved; deprivation; esp., the loss of a relative by death.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 June 2025

COMMUNICATIONS

(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.

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