Felicitation
[fәlisi'teiʃ(ә)n]
Definition
(n.) The act of felicitating; a wishing of joy or happiness; congratulation.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Congratulation.
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Examples
- While this scene was going on at the tavern, Sam and Andy, in a state of high felicitation, pursued their way home. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Pray present my best respects and felicitations, when you mention this pleasant change of circumstances to Lady Glyde. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Do me the favour to leave this little basket at the house of Madame Walravenswith my felicitations on her fête. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- All my felicitations, said the first captain. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- And Alfred appeared from the inner salon, where he was talking to Madame Beck, receiving the blended felicitations and reprimands of that lady. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
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