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solace

sol·ace [ sólləss ]


noun  (plural sol·ac·es)
Definition:
 
1. relief from emotional distress: comfort at a time of sadness, grief, or disappointment

2. source of comfort: somebody or something that provides comfort at a time of sadness, grief, or disappointment



transitive verb  (past and past participle sol·aced, present participle sol·ac·ing, 3rd person present singular sol·ac·es)
Definition:
 
provide somebody with comfort: to comfort somebody at a time of sadness, grief, or disappointment

[13th century. Via French< Latin solatium< solari "to comfort"]

sol·ac·er noun
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