"gratulatory" meaning in English

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more gratulatory",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most gratulatory",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
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      "name": "en-adj"
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1844, Various, Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLV. July, 1844. Vol. LVI.",
          "text": "The blissful day over, and the happy bride and bridegroom withdrawing from the banquet and the dance, the well-pleased chirping, able little tutor hopped before them, and led them to the hymeneal bower with floral flute, and gratulatory song!\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1898, Henry Francis Keenan, The Iron Game",
          "text": "A roar of gratulatory triumph broke--a roar so loud and inspiring that for a moment the densely packed masses did not distinguish an ear-splitting outburst just in front of them.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1921, Samuel Hopkins Adams, Success",
          "text": "The air was full of laughter and greetings and kisses; light-hearted, offhand, gratulatory kisses which appeared to be the natural currency of felicitation.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "congratulatory"
      ],
      "id": "en-gratulatory-en-adj-AZACv5DX",
      "links": [
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          "congratulatory",
          "congratulatory"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) congratulatory"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "gratulatory"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more gratulatory",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most gratulatory",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1844, Various, Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLV. July, 1844. Vol. LVI.",
          "text": "The blissful day over, and the happy bride and bridegroom withdrawing from the banquet and the dance, the well-pleased chirping, able little tutor hopped before them, and led them to the hymeneal bower with floral flute, and gratulatory song!\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1898, Henry Francis Keenan, The Iron Game",
          "text": "A roar of gratulatory triumph broke--a roar so loud and inspiring that for a moment the densely packed masses did not distinguish an ear-splitting outburst just in front of them.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1921, Samuel Hopkins Adams, Success",
          "text": "The air was full of laughter and greetings and kisses; light-hearted, offhand, gratulatory kisses which appeared to be the natural currency of felicitation.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "congratulatory"
      ],
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          "congratulatory"
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        "(archaic) congratulatory"
      ],
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        "archaic"
      ]
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  "word": "gratulatory"
}