̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin congratulation-, congratulatio, from congratulatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act of congratulating a person or body
2. : an expression of sympathetic pleasure : felicitation — used chiefly in plural
congratulations on our safe arrival
3. obsolete : a grateful expression of one's joy (as at his own good fortune) : rejoicing