congratulation
/kənˌɡɹætʃəˈleɪʃən/kuhn-gra-chuh-LAY-shuhn
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/kənˌɡɹætʃəˈleɪʃən/kuhn-gra-chuh-LAY-shuhn
Meaningthe act of congratulating
Common meaning: saying you are glad about someone's success
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- conwith, together; thoroughly
- gratpleasing; thankfulLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 827 · scan
- ulatverb ending: to make (from a small form)
- ionnoun ending: act or result
‘with, together’ + ‘pleasing’ → congratulation
Journey through time
- Latincongratulari‘to wish much joy’source
- Englishcongratulate‘to say you are glad at someone’s success’
- Englishformed in English from congratulatecongratulation‘saying you are glad about someone's success’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from congratulate + -ion.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), CONGRATULATE, p.129 · scan
Roots
- grātus, -a, -um Latin “pleasing; thankful”
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