Gratulation
//ɡɹætjʊˈleɪʃən// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A feeling of happiness and satisfaction; joy, especially at one's good fortune. archaic, countable, uncountable
"Shattuck, all unaccustomed to the practical phenomena of digging, apprehended only cause of gratulation that the investigation was to be the less hindered."
- 2 The expression of pleasure at someone else's success or luck; congratulation. archaic, countable, uncountable
"all Heav’n, And happie Constellations on that houre / Shed thir selectest influence; the Earth Gave sign of gratulation"
Example
More examples"Shattuck, all unaccustomed to the practical phenomena of digging, apprehended only cause of gratulation that the investigation was to be the less hindered."
Etymology
From Latin grātulātiō, from grātulor.
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