congratulations
interjectionnouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//kənˌɡɹat͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz//
- United States//kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz//
- United States//-t͡ʃʊ-//
- United States//-d͡ʒə-//
- United States//-d͡ʒʊ-//
Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.
interjection
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Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.
Warm congratulations on your newborn boy!
Congratulations on managing to use the phrase “preponderant criterion” in a chart (“On your marks”, November 9th). Was this the work of a kakorrhaphiophobic journalist set a challenge by his colleagues, or simply an example of glossolalia?
noun
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Also a form of congratulationplural of congratulation
congo · congratulationsCongo · Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central…congratulate · To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s)…
congratulations · Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.
congregation · The act of congregating or collecting together.congress · A formal gathering or assembly of persons; a conference held…Congress · The two legislative bodies of the United States: the House of…