Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

half-mourning

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables
half--mourn-ing
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mourning costume less than deep or full mourning, worn somewhat later after the death.

Uncountable

noun

The condition of having one black eye.

British usage; Humorous; Obsolete; Slang; Uncountable

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What does half-mourning mean?
A mourning costume less than deep or full mourning, worn somewhat later after the death.

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