felicitation
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felicitation
congratulation; an expression of good wishes: Felicitations on your graduation.
Not to be confused with:
facilitation – making easy or less difficult; assisting the progress of: The facilitation of your move will be made by the students.
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fe·lic·i·ta·tion
(fĭ-lĭs′ĭ-tā′shən)n.
1. The act of expressing joy or acknowledgment, as for the achievement or good fortune of another.
2. often felicitations An expression of such joy or acknowledgment.
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felicitation
(fɪˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən)n
a rare word for congratulation
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fe•lic•i•ta•tion
(fɪˌlɪs ɪˈteɪ ʃən)n.
an expression of good wishes; congratulation.
[1700–10]
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Noun | 1. | felicitation - (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" |
2. | ![]() speech act - the use of language to perform some act |
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