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congratulation

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con·grat·u·la·tion  (kn-grch-lshn, -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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Noun1.congratulationcongratulation - the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
felicitation
speech 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"
felicitation
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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All the papers, pamphlets, reports-- all the journals published by the scientific, literary, and religious societies enlarged upon its advantages; and the Society of Natural History of Boston, the Society of Science and Art of Albany, the Geographical and Statistical Society of New York, the Philosophical Society of Philadelphia, and the Smithsonian of Washington sent innumerable letters of congratulation to the Gun Club, together with offers of immediate assistance and money.
From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
Catherine surveyed him with grief and astonishment: she changed the ejaculation of joy on her lips to one of alarm; and the congratulation on their long-postponed meeting to an anxious inquiry, whether he were worse than usual?
Wuthering Heights by Bronte, Emily View in context
He had indulged in some wistful hopes that for once his master might have relaxed, that an opportune word of congratulation might awaken some spark of generosity in the man who had just added a fortune to his great store.
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