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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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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.
Already, the book was filled with signatures and brief words of condolence from friends and well-wishers.
The book of condolence was extremely tasteful, with gold embossed lettering on the front cover.
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.
Prime Minister Tony Blair spoke of his distress and the Prince of Wales wrote personal letters of condolence to both families.

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