Meaning of CONDOLENCE
| Pronunciation: | | kun'dowluns
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| | Definition: | | [n] an expression of sympathy with another's grief; "they sent their condolences" |
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| | Synonyms: | | commiseration |
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| | See Also: | | acknowledgement, acknowledgment | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Con*do"lence\, n. [Cf. F. condol['e]ance.]
Expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
Their congratulations and their condolences. --Steele.
A special mission of condolence. --Macaulay.
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| | Related Terms: | | aid and comfort, assurance, benevolence, clemency, comfort, commiseration, compassion, consolation, easement, encouragement, favor, feeling, forbearance, forgiveness, grace, humanity, kindness, leniency, mercy, mitigation, pardon, pathos, pity, quarter, reassurance, relief, reprieve, ruth, self-pity, shred of comfort, solace, solacement, support, sympathy |
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