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bereaved definition

be·reaved (-rēvd′)

adjective

grieving over the death of a relative or friend
bereaved Idioms

the bereaved

the survivors of a person who has died recently

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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