condolences
nounnouninterjectioncommon in dialogue
- //kənˈdoʊlənsɪz//
- //ˈkɒndələnsɪz//
comfort, support, or sympathy offered especially to the family and friends of somebody who has died.
noun
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Also a form of condolenceplural of condolence
noun
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comfort, support, or sympathy offered especially to the family and friends of somebody who has died.
I sent her a card expressing my condolences after her mother passed away.
interjection
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Expressing sympathy to someone, especially after learning of a close death.
"What were you doing at the cemetery?" "Burying my father." "Oh." Rodionov grunted as if he had expected a more imaginative excuse. "Condolences."
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condolences · comfort, support, or sympathy offered especially to the family and friends of somebody who has died.
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