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Added 10 October 2026

mourn

/mɔɹn/ verb

In Latin: lūgeō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mourn at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Feel sadness.
She is mourning her dead child
Observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one.

Origin

From Middle English mornen, mournen, from Old English murnan, from Proto-Germanic *murnaną. Cognate with French morne (“gloomy”).

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