Meaning of CONGRATULATION
| Pronunciation: | | kun`grachu'leyshun
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- [n] the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
- [n] (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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| | Synonyms: | | felicitation |
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| | See Also: | | expression, speech act | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Con*grat`u*la"tion\, n. [L. congratulatio: cf.
F. congratulation.]
The act of congratulating; an expression of sympathetic
pleasure.
With infinite congratulations for our safe arrival.
--Dr. J.
Scott.
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| | Related Terms: | | accolade, adulation, apotheosis, bepraisement, deification, eloge, encomium, eulogium, eulogy, exaltation, excessive praise, flattery, glorification, glory, hero worship, homage, hommage, honor, idolatry, idolizing, kudos, laud, laudation, lionizing, magnification, meed of praise, overpraise, paean, panegyric, praise, tribute |
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