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congratulatory
[ kuhn-grach-uh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee or, often, -graj-, kuhng- ]
/ kənˈgrætʃ ə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i or, often, -ˈgrædʒ-, kəŋ- /
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adjective
expressing or conveying congratulations: a congratulatory telegram.
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Origin of congratulatory
1515–25; <Medieval Latin congrātulātōrius, equivalent to Latin congrātulā(rī) (see congratulate) + -tōrious-tory1
OTHER WORDS FROM congratulatory
non·con·grat·u·la·to·ry, adjectivequa·si-con·grat·u·la·to·ry, adjectiveun·con·grat·u·la·to·ry, adjectiveWords nearby congratulatory
congrats, congratulant, congratulate, congratulation, congratulations, congratulatory, congregant, congregate, congregate housing, congregation, congregational
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