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jubilation

[joo-buh-ley-shuhn]

noun

  1. a feeling of or the expression of joy or exultation.

    Their jubilation subsided when they lost the second game.

  2. a joyful or festive celebration.



jubilation

/ ˌːɪˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. a feeling of great joy and celebration

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jubilation1

1350–1400; Middle English jubilacioun (< Anglo-French ) < Latin ūپō- (stem of ūپō ) a shouting for joy, equivalent to ū- ( jubilate ) + -ō- -ion
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His future will be confirmed in the coming days, but amid the jubilation remains clear indications that he will leave Tottenham ahead of next season.

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But unconfirmed reports of the J-10 bringing down a Western weapon system has triggered jubilation and triumphalism on Chinese social media.

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And on the 15th day, they celebrated the passage of a debt-relief plan with an outburst of jubilation.

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ABC News has ice-cold water in the face of premature jubilation at Trump's historically low public opinion polls:

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When Liverpool last secured a Premier League title - five years ago - the scenes of jubilation were muted by lockdown restrictions.

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