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con·grat·u·la·tion \ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlāshən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin congratulation-, congratulatio, from congratulatus + -ion-, -io -ion 1. : the act of congratulating a person or body 2. : an expression of sympathetic pleasure : felicitation — used chiefly in plural < congratulations on our safe arrival > 3. obsolete : a grateful expression of one's joy (as at his own good fortune) : rejoicing |