单词 | felicitation |
释义 | felicitationn. The action of congratulating; an instance of the same; a congratulatory speech or message. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > compliment > congratulation > [noun] gratulation1542 congratulation1591 felicitation1709 1709 London Gaz. No. 4571/2 The..Empress came..to make her the Compliments of Fælicitation. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 103 A felicitation on the present new year. View more context for this quotation 1801 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) III. 464 I thank [you] for your kind felicitations on my election. 1817 R. Watson Anecd. I. 108 I did not..break in upon you, either with my acknowledgments or felicitations. 1860 W. Collins Woman in White ii. vi. 211 Pray present my best respects and felicitations. 1882 Times 4 Mar. 5 A number of felicitation cards have been left. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1709 |
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