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Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence. A few people from the house of bereavement stood outside.

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Question

Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.

A few people from the house of bereavement stood outside.

Options

  • rejoice

  • celebration

  • grief

  • war

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Solution

grief

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Chapter 5.1: The Status of Tamil as a Classical Language - Vocabulary [Page 149]

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Chapter 5.1 The Status of Tamil as a Classical Language
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