noun
1. the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
• Syn: ↑congratulation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑felicitate, ↑congratulate (for: ↑congratulation)
• Hypernyms: ↑speech act
2. (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another
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I sent them my sincere congratulations on their marriage
• Syn: ↑congratulation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑felicitate, ↑congratulate (for: ↑congratulation)
• Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form
• Hypernyms: ↑expression, ↑verbal expression, ↑verbalism
Useful english dictionary. 2012.