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Webster 1913 Edition


Bereavement

Be-reave′ment

(bē̍-rēv′ment)
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Noun.
The state of being bereaved; deprivation; esp., the loss of a relative by death.

Webster 1828 Edition


Bereavement

BERE'AVEMENT

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Noun.
Deprivation, particularly by the loss of a friend by death.