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congratulation

 noun
     
con‧grat‧u‧la‧tion S3 [uncountable]
1

congratulations

a) used when you want to congratulate someone:
'I've just passed my driving test!' 'Congratulations!'
congratulations on
Congratulations on a superb performance!
b) words saying you are happy that someone has achieved something:
Give Oscar my congratulations.
2 when you tell someone that you are happy because they have achieved something or because something nice has happened to them:
letters of congratulation
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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