Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act of expressing joy or acknowledgment, as for the achievement or good fortune of another.
- noun An expression of such joy or acknowledgment.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of felicitating; expression of joy for another's happiness or good fortune; congratulation.
- noun Synonyms Congratulation, Felicitation. See
congratulation .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of felicitating; a wishing of joy or happiness; congratulation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
felicitating ; a wishing of joy or happiness;congratulation .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another
- noun the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
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Examples
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If you reside in another city, you may send your card by post, with the word "felicitation" under the name.
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Narang, S.P. (ed): Modern Evaluation of the Mahabharata (Prof. R.K. Sharma felicitation volume), Nag Publishers, Delhi, 1995.
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The state government has also announced a cash reward of Rs. 5 lakh for Kalpana, which will be given to her in a grand felicitation ceremony when she recovers completely from her illness.
Orissa Govt. to bear Kalpana Das' Medical Expenses, announces Rs. 5 lakh Cash Reward 2008
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Aussi, ta lighting sure la 3D est tellement bien fait! felicitation!
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"Army and Air Force personnel will be heli-dropped on the recaptured peaks, which will be lighted during the night and photo exhibition, beating retreat and felicitation of war awardees will be the highlights of the programme," Army officials said.
Indian nation paying homage to Kargil martyrs of Kargil war on 10th anniversary celebration 2009
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In a felicitation message, Khoda hoped that the festival would be herald of peace, tranquility and prosperity for the state.
JK Governor,CM,Ministers,DGP & Political leaders greeted people on the occasion of Eid-ul- fitr 2009
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The best evidence of her affinity and felicitation to the AIP movement is the way that she handled her recent pregnancy after her water broke.
Founder Of Group Palin Courted Professed "Hatred For The American Government"; Cursed "Damn Flag" 2009
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In a felicitation message, Tara Chand said that the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr marks the culmination of holy month of Ramzan which highlights the values of self-reliant, tolerance and patience.
JK Governor,CM,Ministers,DGP & Political leaders greeted people on the occasion of Eid-ul- fitr 2009
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Leader of the BJP Legislature Party, Chaman Lal Gupta drew the attention of the Chair to the achievement of A.R. Rehman and other team members of Slumdog Millionaire and suggested that a message of felicitation should go out to them from the House.
J&K Assembly congrats AR Rehman, others for winning Oscar awards 2009
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The Speaker, Mohammad Akbar Lone welcomed the suggestion and the House adopted the felicitation message which read as under:
J&K Assembly congrats AR Rehman, others for winning Oscar awards 2009
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