Etymology

gratulatory

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Today it means: Expressing or characterized by gratulation; congratulatory. Full definition →

Latin grātulātōrius
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromgrātulātōrius
  2. English todaygratulatory

Learned borrowing from Latin grātulātōrius.

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