different between felicitation vs celebration
felicitation
English
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
felicitation (plural felicitations)
- The act of felicitating; a wishing of joy or happiness; congratulation.
Usage notes
- A man is often wished congratulations on the event of his engagement or marriage. However, it is considered rude to "congratulate" a lady (for "catching" a husband?), so she is wished "felicitations" instead.
Translations
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celebration
English
Etymology
From Old French celebration, from Latin celebratio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?l??b?ei??n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
- Hyphenation: cel?e?bra?tion
Noun
celebration (countable and uncountable, plural celebrations)
- The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as Christian sacrament.
- The observance of a holiday or feast day, as by solemnities.
- The act, process of showing appreciation, gratitude and/or remembrance, notably as a social event.
- A social gathering for entertainment and fun; a party.
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:celebration
Related terms
- celebrant
- celebrat
- celebrator
- celebrity
- celebrate
Translations
Anagrams
- eniclobrate
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