Congratulation
noun
noun ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of congratulating. countable, uncountable
"May I present my warmest congratulations?"
- 2 the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration wordnet
- 3 (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another wordnet
Example
More examples"It made me nervous when I was asked by the host to offer some words of congratulation."
Etymology
From Middle English congratulacion, from Middle French congratulation or its etymon Latin congrātulātiō, from congrātulor (“to congratulate”). By surface analysis, congratulate + -ion.
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