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Nov 27, 2009
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Pronunciation: (sor'ō, sôr'ō), [key]
—n.
1. distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.
2. a cause or occasion of grief or regret, as an affliction, a misfortune, or trouble: His first sorrow was the bank failure.
3. the expression of grief, sadness, disappointment, or the like: muffled sorrow.

—v.i.
to feel sorrow; grieve.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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