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Meaning of DOLOR

Pronunciation:  'dowlur

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 Definition: [n]  painful grief; a poetic term
 
 Synonyms: dolour
 
 See Also: brokenheartedness, grief, heartache, heartbreak

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Do"lor\, n. [OE. dolor, dolur, dolour, F. douleur, L.
dolor, fr. dolere. See 1st {Dole}.]
Pain; grief; distress; anguish. [Written also {dolour}.]
[Poetic]

      Of death and dolor telling sad tidings.  --Spenser.

 
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