fe·lic·i·ta·tion

[fi-lis-i-tey-shuhn]
noun
an expression of good wishes; congratulation.

Origin:
1700–10; felicitate + -ion

self-fe·lic·i·ta·tion, noun
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felicitation
1709, noun of action from felicitate. Related: Felicitations.
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Felicitation is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Example sentences
So it would be ironic if the moment had already come and gone, without any fuss, fanfare or felicitation.
Alas those who control it are thinking of felicitation of a lost cause and closed gate.
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