con·grat·u·la·tion (k n-gr ch -l  shn, -grj-, kng-)n. 1. The act of expressing joy or acknowledgment, as for the achievement or good fortune of another. 2. An expression of such joy or acknowledgment. Often used in the plural: sent him my congratulations on winning the award. interj. congratulations Used to express such joy or acknowledgment: I heard you got a promotion. Congratulations! |
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| Noun | 1. |  congratulation - the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebrationspeech act - the use of language to perform some act |
| 2. | congratulation - (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another; "I sent them my sincere congratulations on their marriage" plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one verbal expression, verbalism, expression - the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions; "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas"; "the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours" |
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