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Definition of melancholy

melancholy - adj. characterized by or causing or expressing sadness; grave or even gloomy in character; noun a feeling of thoughtful sadness; a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed; a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy.



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