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What does condolence mean?

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Noun
  1. (uncountable) Comfort, support or sympathy.
  2. (plural) An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died.
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The book of condolence was extremely tasteful, with gold embossed lettering on the front cover.
The Notes sends sincere condolence to the family, relatives and friends of the late Mary Bulmer.
As the flag fluttered at half-mast, worshippers sang the national anthem and signed a book of condolence.
When he said, brusquely, that he was exceedingly cross, he was given nice things to smell and eat, with kindest expressions of condolence.
Football scarves and shirts, cards and messages of condolence were also left by people wanting to pay their respects.
Messages of condolence have gone out from Rochdale to its Ukrainian twin town of Lviv after a disaster at the town's air show at the weekend.

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