Noun: congratulation kun,gra-chu'ley-shun
- The act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
"The team received congratulations from fans after winning the championship";
- felicitation
- (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another
"I sent them my sincere congratulations on their marriage";
- felicitation
Derived forms: congratulations
Type of: expression, speech act, verbal expression, verbalism
Encyclopedia: Congratulation