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Congratulation vs Greeting - What's the difference?

congratulation | greeting |

As nouns the difference between congratulation and greeting

is that congratulation is the act of congratulating while greeting is a conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.

As a verb greeting is

present participle of lang=en.

congratulation

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (archaic)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of congratulating.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * congratulate * self-congratulation

    greeting

    English

    Noun

  • A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.
  • (uncountable) The action of the verb to greet .
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=2 , passage=I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting , […], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town.}}

    Related terms

    * greet

    See also

    * hello * salutation

    Verb

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