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mourn·ing       [mawr-ning, mohr-] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the act of a person who mourns; sorrowing or lamentation.
2.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.
3.the outward symbols of such sorrow, as black garments.
4.the period or interval during which a person grieves or formally expresses grief, as by wearing black garments.
–adjective
5.of, pertaining to, or used in mourning.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME (n., adj.); OE murnung (n.). See mourn, -ing1, -ing2]

—Related forms
mourn·ing·ly, adverb

—Antonyms 1. rejoicing.
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mourn       (môrn, mōrn)  Pronunciation Key 
v.   mourned, mourn·ing, mourns

v.   intr.
  1. To feel or express grief or sorrow. See Synonyms at grieve.
  2. To show grief for a death by conventional signs, as by wearing black clothes.
  3. To make a low, indistinct, mournful sound. Used especially of a dove.

v.   tr.
  1. To feel or express deep regret for: mourned the wasted years.
  2. To grieve over (someone who has died).
  3. To utter sorrowfully.


[Middle English mournen, from Old English murnan; see (s)mer-1 in Indo-European roots.]

mourn'er n., mourn'ing·ly adv.
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mourn·ing       (môr'nĭng, mōr'-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The actions or expressions of one who has suffered a bereavement.
  2. Conventional outward signs of grief for the dead, such as a black armband or black clothes.
  3. The period during which a death is mourned.

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mourning

adjective
1. sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope" [syn: bereaved] 

noun
1. state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one 
2. the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief [syn: lamentation] 

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Mourning

Mourn"ing\, n. [AS. murnung.]

1. The act of sorrowing or expressing grief; lamentation; sorrow.

2. Garb, drapery, or emblems indicative of grief, esp. clothing or a badge of somber black.

The houses to their tops with black were spread, And ev'n the pavements were with mourning hid. --Dryden.

Deep mourning. See under Deep.

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Mourning

Mourn"ing\, a. 1. Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting.

2. Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin, and the like.

Mourning bride (Bot.), a garden flower (Scabiosa atropurpurea) with dark purple or crimson flowers in flattened heads.

Mourning dove (Zo["o]l.), a wild dove (Zenaidura macroura) found throughout the United States; -- so named from its plaintive note. Called also Carolina dove. See Illust. under Dove.

Mourning warbler (Zo["o]l.), an American ground warbler (Geothlypis Philadelphia). The male has the head, neck, and chest, deep ash-gray, mixed with black on the throat and chest; other lower parts are pure yellow.

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