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- noun Plural form of
widowhood .
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Examples
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I actually was one of these -- my wife called escort into widowhoods.
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Through the labyrinth of possible widowhoods, one of which at least was actual, and the changes in condition which many years would effect, he was to feel his way to the Fair Rosamond by this thread.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 Various
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Other forecasters see economic as well as social advantages: if there are more couples, and shorter widowhoods, the spouses might take care of each other's chronic conditions, perhaps reducing the burden on nursing homes, for example -- or maybe increasing the
NYT > Home Page 2011
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Other forecasters see economic as well as social advantages: if there are more couples, and shorter widowhoods, the spouses might take care of each other's chronic conditions, perhaps reducing the burden on nursing homes, for example -- or maybe increasing the
NYT > Home Page 2011
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"Fear not, for thou shalt not be ashamed; neither be thou confounded: for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, [i.e. thy ancient Idolatry] and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhoods [i.e. thy two dispersions] any more.
Five Pebbles from the Brook George Bethune English 1807
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