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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mourn•ing /ˈmɔrnɪŋ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the act of a person who mourns;
sorrowing:a time for mourning. - the conventional signs of sorrow for a person's death, esp. the wearing of black, etc.:The whole country is still in mourning over her death.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mourn•ing (môr′ning, mōr′-),USA pronunciation n. - the act of a person who mourns;
sorrowing or lamentation. - the conventional manifestation of sorrow for a person's death, esp. by the wearing of black clothes or a black armband, the hanging of flags at half-mast, etc.
- the outward symbols of such sorrow, as black garments.
- the period or interval during which a person grieves or formally expresses grief, as by wearing black garments.
adj. - of, pertaining to, or used in mourning.
- bef. 900; Middle English (noun, nominal, adjective, adjectival); Old English murnung (noun, nominal). See mourn, -ing1, -ing2
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rejoicing.
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