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Meaning of "incomplete"



 
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Meaning of "incomplete" #1 (permalink) Mon Nov 06, 2006 4:04 am   Meaning of "incomplete"		  
"Once he had emerged from depression, Styron traced the source of his pain to incomplete mourning of his mother's death ... "

Does this "incomplete" mean that he hasn't overcome the sadness?
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Meaning of "incomplete" #2 (permalink) Mon Nov 06, 2006 6:15 am   Meaning of "incomplete"		  
"incomplete mourning" means he hasn't finished mourning his mother's death; he hasn't mourned it enough.
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