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SYMPATHY CARD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("sympathy card" is a kind of...):
card (a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sympathy card"):
Mass card ((Roman Catholic Church) a card sent to a bereaved family that says the sender has arranged for a Mass to be said in memory of the deceased)
spiritual bouquet ((Roman Catholic Church) a card indicating that the sender will perform certain devotional acts on behalf of another)