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melancholy

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melancholy
1. adjective /ˈmelənkəli,ˈmɛl.ənˌkɑl.i/
Affected with great sadness or depression.
2. noun /ˈmelənkəli,ˈmɛl.ənˌkɑl.i/
a) Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

Melancholy, cold and dry, thick, black, and sour, [...] is a bridle to the other two hot humours, blood and choler, preserving them in the blood, and nourishing the bones.

b) Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
See Also: melancholic, sadness

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  • melancholy — I. noun (plural cholies) Etymology: Middle English malencolie, from Anglo French, from Late Latin melancholia, from Greek, from melan + cholē bile more at gall Date: 14th century 1. a. an abnormal state attributed to an excess of black bile and… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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