Definition of CONGRATULATION

congratulation

Meanings

Plural: congratulations

Noun

  • the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
  • (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another
    • "I sent them my sincere congratulations on their marriage"
  • The act of congratulating.

Origin / Etymology

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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