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    mourn
    mourn /mɔːn $ mɔːrn/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
     Language: Old English
     Origin: murnan
    1. to feel very sad and to miss someone after they have died
       SYN  grieve for:
        Hundreds of people gathered to mourn the slain president.
        mourn for
        They mourned for their children, killed in the war.
        mourn sb’s death/loss/passing
        She still mourns the death of her husband.
    2. to feel very sad because something no longer exists or is no longer as good as it used to be:
        The old steam trains were much loved, and we all mourn their passing.