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Noun: felicitation  fi`li-si'tey-shun
  1. (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another
    "I sent them my sincere felicitations on their marriage"
    - congratulation
     
  2. The act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
    - congratulation

Derived forms: felicitations

See also: felicitate

Type of: expression, speech act, verbal expression, verbalism