bereavement
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
bereavement (countable and uncountable, plural bereavements)
- 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
- 1864 November 21, Abraham Lincoln (signed) or John Hay, letter to Mrs. Bixby in Boston
Translations[edit]
The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death
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