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Condolences
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Word Origin & History
condolence
1580s, from L.L. condolere "to suffer together," from com- "with" + dolere "to grieve."
EXPANDcondolences
"formal declaration of sympathy," 1670s, pl. of condolence. Reason for the plural is unclear; earliest references are to expressions from groups of persons; perhaps the habit stuck.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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