Congratulatory
Con‐grat″u‐la‐to‐ry (?), a. Expressive of sympathetic joy; as, a congratulatory letter.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Congree
Con‐gree″ (?), v. i. [Pref. on-+ L. gratus pleasing. Cf. Agree.] To agree. Shak.
Congreet
Con‐greet″ (?), v. t. To salute mutually.
Congregate
Con″gre‐gate (?), a. [L. congregatus, p. p. of congregare to congregate; on- + gregare to collect into a flock, fr. grex flock, herd. See Gregarious.] Collected; compact; close....
Congregate (2)
Con″gre‐gate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Congregated; p. pr. & vb. n.Congregating] To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to assemble; to bring into one place, or into a united ...
Congregate (3)
Con″gre‐gate, v. i. To come together; to assemble; to meet.Even there where merchants most do congregate.Shak.
Congregation
Con′gre‐ga″tion (?), n. [L. congregatio: cf. F. congrégation.] 1. The act of congregating, or bringing together, or of collecting into one aggregate or mass.The means of reducti...
Congregational
Con′gre‐ga″tion‐al (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to a congregation; conducted, or participated in, by a congregation; as, congregational singing.2. Belonging to the system of Cong...
Congregationalism
Con′gre‐ga″tion‐al‐ism (?), n. 1. That system of church organization which vests all ecclesiastical power in the assembled brotherhood of each local church.2. The faith and poli...
Congregationalist
Con′gre‐ga″tion‐al‐ist, n. One who belongs to a Congregational church or society; one who holds to Congregationalism.
Congress
Con″gress (?), n.; pl.Congresses (#). [L. congressus, fr. congredi, p. p. -gressus, to go or come together; con- + grati to go or step, gradus step: cf. F. congr�s. See Grade.] ...
Congression
Con‐gres″sion (? or �), n. [L. congressio.] A coming or bringing together, as in a public meeting, in a dispute, in the act of comparing, or in sexual intercourse. Jer. Taylor.
Congressional
Con‐gres″sion‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a congress, especially, to the Congress of the United States; as, congressional debates.Congressional and official labor.E. Everett....
Congressive
Con‐gres″sive (?), a. Encountering, or coming together. Sir T. Browne.
Congressman
Con″gress‐man (?), n.; pl.Congressmen (�). A member of the Congress of the United States, esp. of the House of Representatives.
Congreve
Con″greve (?), n. [After Sir William Congreve, the inventor.] 1. Short for Cogreve rocket, a powerful form of rocket formerly used in war, either in the field or for bombardment...
Congreve rocket
Con″greve rock″et (?). See under Rocket.
Congrue
Con″grue″ (?), v. i. [L. congruere. See Congruous.] To agree; to be suitable. Shak.
Congruence
Con″gru‐ence (?), n. [L. congruentia: cf. OF. cornguence.] Suitableness of one thing to another; agreement; consistency. Holland.
Congruency
Con″gru‐en‐cy (? or?), n. Congruence.Congruency of lines. (Geom.) See Complex of lines, under Complex, n.
Congruent
Con″gru‐ent (?), a. [L. congruens, p. pr. of congruere: cf. F. congruent.] Possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding.The congruent and harmonious fitting of parts ...
Congruism
Con″gru‐ism (?), n. [Cf. F. congruisme.] (Scholastic Theol.) See Congruity.
Congruity
Con‐gru″i‐ty (? or �), n.; pl.Congruities (#). [Cf. F. congruit�.] 1. The state or quality of being congruous; the relation or agreement between things; fitness; harmony; corres...
Congruous
Con″gru‐ous (?), a. [L. congruus, fr. congruere to come together, to coincide, to agree. Of uncertain origin.] Suitable or concordant; accordant; fit; harmonious; correspondent;...
Congruously
Con″gru‐ous‐ly, adv. In a congruous manner.
Conhydrine
Con‐hy″drine (? or �), n. [Conium + hydrate.] (Chem.) A vegetable alkaloid found with conine in the poison hemlock (Conium maculatum). It is a white crystalline substance, C8H17...
Conia
‖Co‐ni″a (? or �), n. [NL. See Conium.] (Chem.) Same as Conine.