letter of condolence

collocation in English

meaningsofletterandcondolence

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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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(Definition ofletterandcondolencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofletter of condolence

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I wonder if it would not be impertinent to ask if you could perhaps write some kind ofletterofcondolence.
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After the official notification, the commanding officer sends aletterofcondolenceby post to the next of kin which gives details of the arrangements for burial.
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I received oneletterofcondolence.
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For example, a person writing a letter would use different styles for a letter of complaint and aletterofcondolence.
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A letter of complaint would require a business style, while aletterofcondolencewould 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.
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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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