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mournival

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɔː.nɪ.vəl/
  • General-American: /ˈmɔɹ.nɪ.vəl/

1

noun

Meaning 1

In the game of gleek, and other card games, a set of four cards of the same face value.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Topics: card-games, games

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A set of four people or things; a quartet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, broadly, rare

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Perhaps from French mornifle (“a card game”).

Real reading context

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