Pronunciations (4)
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/kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/kənˌɡɹat͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz
Pronunciation notes
- US
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kənˌɡɹat͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz
Pronunciation notes
- GB
Interjection
Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.
- Related words
- Examples
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Warm congratulations on your newborn boy!
More examples (1)
Congratulations on managing to use the phrase “preponderant criterion” in a chart (“On your marks”, November 9th). Was this the work of a kakorrhaphiophobic journalist set a challenge by his colleagues, or simply an example of glossolalia?
Noun
an expression of approval and commendation
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- Examples
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he always appreciated praise for his work