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