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congratulation

cong·ra·tu·lation

UK/kənˌɡɹæd͡ʒʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ US/kʌˌnɡrætʃʌˈleɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration

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2.

(usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another

  • “I sent them my sincere congratulations on their marriage”
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Origin

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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