bereavement
/bɪˈriːvmənt/
UK: /bɪˈriːvmənt/
bereavement
English
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Definition
The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death.
Etymology
From bereave + -ment.
Example Sentences
- "1864 November 21, Abraham Lincoln (signed) or John Hay, letter to Mrs. Bixby in Boston I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost"
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