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mourning N no pl

mourning
luto m
to be in mourning

I . mourn [mɔːrn, Brit mɔːn] VB intr

II . mourn [mɔːrn, Brit mɔːn] VB trans

Usage examples with mourning

to be in mourning

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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These treasures may have been offered to the river during rites of passage, in mourning, or as thanksgiving for battles won.
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Each page, both at top and bottom, has a mourning-border of deep black.
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Workplaces and local government offices have organized meetings to create a proper atmosphere of mourning.
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His private and unpublished papers included some romantic poems, and poems relating to death and mourning.
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Villagers are also invited to take part in this ceremony and to feast with the mourning family.
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After the mourning period, he returned to the imperial government to again serve as imperial scholar.
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Members of the deceased's family were allowed to stop mourning.
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After her death, he was unsure whether to observe a mourning period for her, and he requested his colleagues' advice.
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If you do that, you will have to observe a period of mourning.
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State mourning may occur on such an occasion.
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