D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Congratulation

/kən-grăchˌ-əl-āsh'-ən/ · Con·grat·u·la·tion · IPA /kənˌɡɹæd͡ʒʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
01 n. The act of congratulating; an expression of sympathetic pleasure.
  1. 1.
    The act of congratulating; an expression of sympathetic pleasure.
    “With infinite congratulations for our safe arrival.” — Dr. J. Scott.