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BEREAVEMENT

the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone

The meaning of the word bereavement is the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone.

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etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
carata unit of fineness for gold equal to ยน/โ‚‚โ‚„ part of pure gold in an alloy
linguisticof or relating to language or linguistics
bicameralhaving, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber
stoica member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c.
inclineto bend the head or body forward : bow
baffleto defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert
resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
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deterrentserving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter