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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The state of being sorrowful; the feeling of sorrow; grief; sadness.

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  • noun The quality or state of sorrow; sadness.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the state of being sad
  • noun a state of gloomy sorrow

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