letter — letter, epistle, missive, note, message, dispatch, report, memorandum are comparable when they mean a communication sent or transmitted as distinct from one conveyed directly from source to recipient (as by oral utterance). Letter is the ordinary … New Dictionary of Synonyms
condolence — UK [kənˈdəʊləns] / US [kənˈdoʊləns] noun [plural] Word forms condolence : singular condolence plural condolences condolences the things that you say to show sympathy when someone has just died We offer our condolences to David and his family on… … English dictionary
condolence — con|do|lence [ kən douləns ] noun plural condolences the things that you say to show sympathy when someone has just died: We offer our condolences to David and his family on their tragic loss. a letter/message/book of condolence a letter that you … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
condolence — [[t]kəndo͟ʊləns[/t]] condolences 1) N UNCOUNT A message of condolence is a message in which you express your sympathy for someone because one of their friends or relatives has died recently. Neil sent him a letter of condolence. 2) N PLURAL When… … English dictionary
condolence — con|do|lence [kənˈdəuləns US ˈdou ] n [C usually plural, U] [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: condolere to express sympathy , from Latin com ( COM ) + dolere to feel pain ] sympathy for someone who has had something bad happen to them,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
condolence — noun (countable usually plural, uncountable) sympathy for someone who has had something bad happen to them, especially when someone has died: a letter of condolence | send/offer your condolences (=formally express your sympathy when someone has… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
condolence — Ho olana kaumaha, ho omālielie i ke kaumaha. ♦ Letter of condolence, palapala ho ālohaloha … English-Hawaiian dictionary
(a) letter of condolence — a letter/message/book/of condolence phrase a letter that you write or a book that you write in to show that you are sorry that someone has died Thesaurus: letters and types of letterhyponym funerals and burialhyponym … Useful english dictionary
(a) message of condolence — a letter/message/book/of condolence phrase a letter that you write or a book that you write in to show that you are sorry that someone has died Thesaurus: letters and types of letterhyponym funerals and burialhyponym … Useful english dictionary
(a) book of condolence — a letter/message/book/of condolence phrase a letter that you write or a book that you write in to show that you are sorry that someone has died Thesaurus: letters and types of letterhyponym funerals and burialhyponym … Useful english dictionary
