how to pronounce condolences

/kənˈdoʊlənsəz/

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condolences is pronounced in four syllables

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kəndoʊlənsəz

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An example use of condolences in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… of all um my deepest condolences that's …”

meanings of condolences

noun:

  1. Comfort, support, or sympathy offered especially to the family and friends of somebody who has died.
  2. Plural of condolence.

interjection:

  1. Expressing perfunctory or jocular condolence wishes.

condolences frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word condolences occurs in english on average 1.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics condolences can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that condolences can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

words with pronunciation similar to condolences

condolence

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