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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Mournful, sombre, melancholy

Do all of them express very sad...?
  

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what does it mean by "a somber note"? The year ended on a somber note.

  • what does it mean by "a somber note"?
  • The year ended on a somber note.
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what does it mean by "a somber note"?

The year ended on a somber note.
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In this context, it means unhappy, depressing, grim, gloomy, bleak, or cheerless. There was no joy at the end of the year. People were living in difficult times.
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Yes, but they have different moods.

People mourn when someone they love dies. - mournful has this mood.

Sombre is has the mood of somone who is very serious, not funny. It also has the mood of a day that has dark clouds and fog.

Melancholy has the mood of someone who has been depressed for a long time.

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