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[bɪˈrɛft], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- deprived of or lacking (something)
(e.g: her room was stark and bereft ofcolour)
- (of a person) sad and lonely, especially through someone's death or departure
(e.g: his death in 1990 left her bereft)
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Origin
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late 16th century: archaic past participle of bereave
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