felicitation
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 - 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
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