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noun

congratulation

kuhn-grad-zhuu-LAYSHN
noun
1
The act of expressing praise or pleasure at someone's good news or success.
"A letter of congratulation arrived from the mayor's office."

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In plain EnglishThe act of congratulating — almost always used in the plural, "congratulations".

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congratulations plural

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