congraduations

congraduations

1. Alternative form of congradulations (a congratulation on the occasion of graduation).
   • 1949, Maxwell Arnold, “The Cannibal Pot”, in J[ohn] E. Palmer, editor, The Sewanee Review, volume LVII, New York, N.Y.: Kraus Reprint Corporation, published 1967, section III, pages 679–680:

     We’re passing for the last time through these old halls, sometimes hated but really loved, and it is an outrageous fortune that we must part. […] You see, I wonder what you are going to do without me. But I also wonder how I am going to get along without you. Congraduations.

   • 1977 February 3, The Bates Student, volume 104, number 4, Lewiston, Me.: Bates College, page 6:

     Congraduations, Seniors […] For Commencement to be an event favorably remembered by all your interest and attention are essential.

   • 1988, Eric Kraft, “In Which Herb ’n’ Lorna’s Secret Is Revealed and They Are Enshrined”, in Herb ’n’ Lorna: A Love Story, New York, N.Y.: Crown Publishers, Inc., →ISBN, page 290:

     “Congraduations” and all our best wishes. It’s hard to believe that you’ve already graduated from college.