What does bereaval mean?
Bereaval means (obsolete) bereavement.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) bereavement.
There was less of grief or distress in the family than is usually felt under such a trying bereaval.
Among those who paid the visits of condolence, customary on such a bereaval, […]
But neither Philip nor his father heeded the cold wind in the bitter blast of bereaval that beat upon them, as they stood by the yawning grave, which swallowed up Philip's childhood[…]
Use bereaval when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bereaval means (obsolete) bereavement.
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There was less of grief or distress in the family than is usually felt under such a trying bereaval.
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