condolence

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun an expression of sympathy with another's grief

Etymology

From condole + -ence, or from Middle French condoléance, or formed from the root of Latin condoleō (“to sympathize”), from con- (“together, with”) and doleō (“to hurt, suffer, have pain”).

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Synonyms

commiseration

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