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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And in spite of the general gladness and gratulation, probably a more lonely, homesick party could not have been easily found than the Dexter family in their new home.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 by Various
That morning, by the providence which was visible in this, became, in our prison, a season indeed of light and gratulation; and the day passed with us as a Sabbath to our spirits.
From Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters by John Galt
A large concourse of people had been drawn to the Exchange coffee-house, during the night, by the passing events, which were not there, as at head quarters, a subject of exultation and gratulation.
From The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 by Robert Walsh
I haven't yet read the first and last essays in the book, which I shall buy and keep, and even send a word of gratulation to the author for it.
From The Letters of William James, Vol. II by William James
Robert Wynn felt an inward gratulation on the superiority of his auspices.
From Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement by Elizabeth Hely Walshe
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