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English Phrasal Verbs & Idioms
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melancholy
[1] #1 melancholy n. a feeling of thoughtful sadness. wn
[2] #2 melancholy s. [melancholic] characterized by or causing or expressing sadness; "growing more melancholy every hour"; "her melancholic smile"; "we acquainted him with the melancholy truth". wn
[3] #3 melancholy n. a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed. wn
[4] #4 melancholy s. [somber, sombre] grave or even gloomy in character; "solemn and mournful music"; "a suit of somber black"; "a somber mood". wn
[5] #5 melancholy n. [black bile] a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy. wn
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