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Noun

IPA /bɪˈriːvmənt/

The experience of losing someone close to you through death.

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She found it difficult to talk about her bereavement.

Noun

IPA /dɜːdʒ/

A slow, sad song or piece of music for mourning someone who has died.

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A lone musician played a dirge during the memorial.

Noun

IPA /ˈelədʒi/

A poem or song expressing sadness, especially for someone who has died.

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She wrote an elegy in memory of her grandfather.

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