# congratulation

Pronunciation: US say "kuhn-grach-uh-LAY-shuhn" /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃən/; UK say "kuhn-gra-juu-LAY-shuhn" /kənˌɡɹæd͡ʒʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

## Noun

1. The act of expressing pleasure at someone's success or good fortune.
   - Simple: The act of telling someone you are happy about their success or good luck.
   - _The coach raised his glass in congratulation as the team walked into the restaurant._
   - _The mayor offered her warmest congratulations to this year's graduates._

## Origin

From Middle English congratulacion, from Middle French congratulation or its source, Latin congrātulātiō, from congrātulor ("to congratulate"). It can also be read as congratulate + -ion.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/congratulation (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).