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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The unintentional eavesdropper nodded, in grave gratulation to the house, then turned away.
From The Secret of Lonesome Cove by Samuel Hopkins Adams
In the return, no one dissonant voice intimated the least dissent from the shouts of gratulation which poured from every quarter; and certainly never Monarch received a more general welcome from his assembled subjects.
From Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 by J. G. (John Gibson) Lockhart
The ode commences in a tone of high gratulation and festivity—a tone not only glad, but comparatively even jocund and light-hearted.
From The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Volume IV (of 8) by William Wordsworth
She rarely did more than listen to the few words of routine gratulation the Intendente spoke, and with a slight nod of her head intimate that they might retire.
From Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier by Charles James Lever
His jauntily-expressed self gratulation on the prospect of seeing something of the inner life of the Baluchis he can remember now with a rueful smile.
From The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan by Bertram Mitford
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