Mourning (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the act of a person who mourns; sorrowing or lamentation.
  2. the conventional manifestation of sorrow for a person's death, especially 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
  1. of, relating to, or used in mourning.
noun
  1. the act or feelings of one who mourns; grief
  2. the conventional symbols of grief, such as the wearing of black
  3. the period of time during which a death is officially mourned
  4. observing the conventions of mourning
adjective
  1. of or relating to mourning
Mourning (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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