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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Bereavement

/(bē̇*rēv"ment)/ · Be·reave·ment · IPA /bɪˈriːvmənt/
01 n. The state of being bereaved; deprivation; esp., the loss of a relative by death.
  1. 1.
    The state of being bereaved; deprivation; esp., the loss of a relative by death.