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Condolences

//kənˈdoʊlənsəz// intj, noun

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    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.""

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of condolence form-of, plural
  2. 2
    comfort, support, or sympathy offered especially to the family and friends of somebody who has died. plural, plural-only

    "I sent her a card expressing my condolences after her mother passed away."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin condoleo (“I feel another's pain”).

Etymology 2

From Latin condoleo (“I feel another's pain”).

Etymology 3

From Latin condoleo (“I feel another's pain”).

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