"gratulation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡɹætjʊˈleɪʃən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃən/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gratulation.wav Forms: gratulations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From Latin grātulātiō, from grātulor. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|grātulātiō}} Latin grātulātiō Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} gratulation (countable and uncountable, plural gratulations)
  1. (now rare) A feeling of happiness and satisfaction; joy, especially at one's good fortune. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gratulation-en-noun-NsARjTtf
  2. (archaic) The expression of pleasure at someone else's success or luck; congratulation. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gratulation-en-noun-1v8m~5Fq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 68

Inflected forms

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