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melancholia

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  1. sadness               
 
mel.an.cho.lia \.mel-*n-'ko--le--*\ \-le--.ak\ n [NL, fr. LL, melancholy] : 
   a mental condition characterized by extreme depression, bodily complaint s, 
   and often hallucinations and delusions; esp : a manic-depressive psychosis 
   - mel.an.cho.li.ac n