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condolence

American  
[kuhn-doh-luhns] / kənˈdoʊ ləns /
Or condolement

noun

  1. Often condolences. expression of sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief.

condolence British  
/ kənˈdəʊləns, kənˈdəʊlmənt /

noun

  1. (often plural) an expression of sympathy with someone in grief, etc

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Etymology

Origin of condolence

First recorded in 1595–1605; condole + -ence

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