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congratulant

American  
[kuhn-grach-uh-luhnt, -graj-, kuhng-] / kənˈgrætʃ ə lənt, -ˈgrædʒ-, kəŋ- /

adjective

  1. expressing or conveying congratulation.

noun

  1. a person who congratulates.

Etymology

Origin of congratulant

1660–70; < Latin congrātulānt- (stem of congrātulāns, present participle of congrātulārī ), equivalent to con- con- + grātul- ( grāt-, stem of grātus pleasing + -ul- adj. suffix) + -ant- -ant

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Love, 't is thy welcome from the air-hung bell, Congratulant and clear, Estelle, Estelle.

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