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congratulation

[ kuh n-grach-uh-ley-shuh n or, often, -graj-, kuh ng- ]
/ kənˌgrætʃ əˈleɪ ʃən or, often, -ˌgrædʒ-, kəŋ- /
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noun

the act of congratulating.
congratulations, an expression of joy in the success or good fortune of another.

interjection

congratulations, (used to express joy in the success or good fortune of another): Congratulations! You have just won the lottery!

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RELATED WORDS

applause, commendation, salute, felicitation, adulation, praise, laudation

Nearby words

  1. congophilic angiopathy,
  2. congou,
  3. congrats,
  4. congratulant,
  5. congratulate,
  6. congratulations,
  7. congratulatory,
  8. congregant,
  9. congregate,
  10. congregate housing

Origin of congratulation

1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin congrātulātiōn- (stem of congrātulātiō), equivalent to congrātulāt(us) (see congratulate) + -iōn- -ion
Related formscon·grat·u·la·tion·al, adjectivepre·con·grat·u·la·tion, noun
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Word Origin and History for congratulation

congratulation

n.

mid-15c., from Latin congratulationem (nominative congratulatio), noun of action from past participle stem of congratulari "wish joy," from com- "together, with" (see com-) + gratulari "give thanks, show joy," from gratus "agreeable" (see grace (n.)).

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