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Vinony

bereavement

noun

  1. process of grieving and mourning associated with a sense of loss and sadness
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Pronunciation: /bɪˈriːvmənt/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English bereave Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English bereavement From bereave + -ment.

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

    “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”