gratulation
Americannoun
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a feeling of joy.
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the expression of joy.
Etymology
Origin of gratulation
1425–75; late Middle English gratulacioun < Latin grātulātiōn- (stem of grātulātiō ). See gratulate, -ion
Example Sentences
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Even more illustrative and better authenticated is a case related with much gratulation by Nider as occurring when he was teaching in the University of Vienna.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles
It was hard upon midnight when the Queen gave her blessing to her child and was carried back to her chamber, with more trumpet blasts and noisy gratulation.
From The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History by Hume, Martin Andrew Sharp
But these loyal sentiments of gratulation met with no response in the heart of Virginia Temple.
From Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion by Tucker, St. George
He had good cause for gratulation at the wedding that day.
From Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement by Walshe, Elizabeth Hely
Mrs. Dawson expressed her happiness to see him, and also pressed her husband's invitation; while the children, who speedily remembered him, uttered their welcomes in tones of joyous gratulation.
From Fern Vale (Volume 1) or the Queensland Squatter by Munro, Colin
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