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Definition of
lonesome noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
lonesome
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈloʊnsəm
/
/
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(all) by/on your lonesome
(
informal
)
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alone
Are you here all by your lonesome?
I'm going off backpacking on my lonesome.
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