gratulation

grat·u·la·tion

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [grach-uh-ley-shuh n]
- /ˌgrætʃ əˈleɪ ʃən/
- /ɡrˈatʃʊlˈeɪʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [grach-uh-ley-shuh n]
- /ˌgrætʃ əˈleɪ ʃən/

Definitions of gratulation word

noun gratulation a feeling of joy. 1
noun gratulation the expression of joy. 1
noun gratulation (now rare) A feeling of happiness and satisfaction; joy, especially at one's good fortune. 1

See all 3 definitions of gratulation

Information block about the term

Origin of gratulation

First appearance:

before 1425

One of the 25% oldest English words

1425-75; late Middle English gratulacioun < Latin grātulātiōn- (stem of grātulātiō). See gratulate, -ion

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Gratulation

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Gratulation

gratulation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

gratulation usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer