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Felicitation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of felicitating; a wishing of joy or happiness; congratulation.

    "The worthy Doctor, rejoicing at the information, determined to set off with all dispatch for the mansion of Mrs. Boville; there to tender in person his affectionate felicitations to Mrs. De Brooke on account of the delightful discovery of his being her cousin;[…]"

  2. 2
    the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration wordnet
  3. 3
    (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another wordnet

Etymology

From felicitate + -ion.

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