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letter of condolence

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meanings of letterand condolence


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letter
noun[C]
uk /ˈlet.ər/ us /ˈlet̬.ɚ/
a written message from one person to another, usually put in an envelope and sent ...
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condolence
noun[C usually plural, U]
uk /kənˈdəʊ.ləns/ us /kənˈdoʊ.ləns/
sympathy and sadness for the family or close friends of a person who has recently died, or an expression of this, especially in ...
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Examples of letter of condolence


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I wonder if it would not be impertinent to ask if you could perhaps write some kind of letterofcondolence.
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After the official notification, the commanding officer sends a letterofcondolence by post to the next of kin which gives details of the arrangements for burial.
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I received one letterofcondolence.
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For example, a person writing a letter would use different styles for a letter of complaint and a letterofcondolence.
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A letter of complaint would require a business style, while a letterofcondolence would need a conversational tone.
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In addition, there exist a small number of letters of condolence to friends or the widows of esteemed royal servants, whose formulae of consolation express some statement of faith.
Nobody who knows these people and who has to write letters of condolence to their parents or their wives can ever be unaware of the terrible cost.
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At such moments throughout the war, she would retreat to her upstairs room and handwrite letters of condolence to the parents of servicemen lost in action.
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Weizmann himself sent letters of condolence.
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His friends and political peers tried to comfort him and sent him letters of condolence, some of which have survived.
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Brill received over a thousand letters of condolence from viewers.
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