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congratulation

[ kuhn-grach-uh-ley-shuhnor, often, -graj-, kuhng- ]

noun

  1. the act of congratulating.
  2. congratulations, an expression of joy in the success or good fortune of another.


interjection

  1. congratulations, (used to express joy in the success or good fortune of another):

    Congratulations! You have just won the lottery!

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Other Word Forms

  • Dz·u·tDz· adjective
  • cDz·u·tDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of congratulation1

1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin DzԲٳܱپō- (stem of DzԲٳܱپō ), equivalent to DzԲٳܱ ( us ) ( congratulate ) + -ō- -ion
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Everywhere he went, locals stopped him to offer their congratulations.

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"It was an extremely competitive race and a well-deserved victory by lovely Juno but congratulation to all owners and their corgis who took part."

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Tiger Woods was among the first players to post congratulations to his friend.

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Israel's prime minister also shared his congratulations, describing Huckabee as a "dear friend" in a post on X.

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When asked about what his message was to car bosses, he said: "The message is congratulations, if you make your car in the United States, you're going to make a lot of money".

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