Definitions for jubilationˌdʒu bəˈleɪ ʃən

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ju•bi•la•tionˌdʒu bəˈleɪ ʃən(n.)

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

  2. the act of rejoicing or jubilating.

  3. a joyful or festive celebration.

Origin of jubilation:

1350–1400; ME (< AF) < L jūbilātiō wild shouting =jūbilā(re) (see jubilant ) +-tiō -tion

Princeton's WordNet

  1. exultation, jubilance, jubilancy, jubilation(noun)

    a feeling of extreme joy

  2. celebration, jubilation(noun)

    a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event

  3. exultation, rejoicing, jubilation(noun)

    the utterance of sounds expressing great joy

Wiktionary

  1. jubilation(Noun)

    A triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation.

  2. Origin: iubilatio.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Jubilation(noun)

    a triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation


Translations for jubilation

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

jubilation(noun)

(sometimes in plural) (triumphant) rejoicing

There was great jubilation over the victory; The jubilations went on till midnight.

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