congratulation
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- gratulation (archaic)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Middle French, from Latin congrātulātiō, congrātulātiōnem, from congrātulor (“I congratulate”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
congratulation (countable and uncountable, plural congratulations)
- The act of congratulating.
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:praise
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
act of congratulating
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin congratulātiōnem, from congratulor.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
congratulation f (plural congratulations)
- (dated) congratulation
- Synonym: félicitation
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “congratulation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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