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jube

[joo-bee, yoo-bey]

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noun

Architecture.

a screen with an upper platform, separating the choir of a church from the nave and often supporting a rood.
a rood loft.

jube

/ ˈ��ː��ɪ /

noun

a gallery or loft over the rood screen in a church or cathedral
another name for rood screen

jube

/ ��ː�� /

noun

informal��any jelly-like sweet

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Word History and Origins

Origin of jube¹

1715–25; < Latin ��ܲ�ŧ, first word of prayer beginning Jubē, Domine, benedicere consent, O Lord, to bless; said at or near this screen

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Word History and Origins

Origin of jube¹

C18: from French ��ܲ�é, from opening words of Medieval Latin prayer Jube, Domine, benedicere Bid, Lord, a blessing; probably from the deacon's standing by the rood screen or in the rood loft to pronounce this prayer

Origin of jube²

C20: shortened from _jujube

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Example Sentences

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People who’d come from the Jube IDP Camp 3, as well as other camps from across South Sudan, wore lanyards and white hats with a logo commemorating the visit.

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One account claims the city gained its name from the land’s original village chief, Jubé, whose people were relocated to make space for modern-day Juba.

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Two more at least were in front of the Rood-loft or Jubé, and the remaining one very probably was in one of the aisles.

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Jube, jōō′bē, n. the rood-loft or gallery over the entrance to the choir of a church.

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"I know Jube'll want some of that," he added after a moment.

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Jubbulpore juberous

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