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1. (n.) jubilee
the celebration of any of certain anniversaries, as the 25th, 50th, 60th, or 75th.
2. jubilee
the completion of 50 years of existence, activity, or the like.
3. jubilee
any season or occasion of rejoicing or festivity.
4. jubilee
rejoicing or jubilation.
5. jubilee
(in the Roman Catholic Church)
6. jubilee
the plenary indulgence granted.
7. jubilee
a yearlong period observed by Jews in ancient times every 50 years, during which Jewish slaves were freed, alienated lands restored to the original owner, and the fields left untilled. Lev. 25.
8. jubilee
an African-American folk song concerned with future happiness or deliverance from tribulation.
9. (adj.) jubilee
flambé:
cherries jubilee.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < MF jubile < LL jūbilaeus < LGk iōbēlaîos (with assimilation to L jūbilāre to shout for joy) &indirdesc; Heb yōbhēl ram's horn, jubilee)
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| Definition of 'jubilee' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) jubilee
a special anniversary (or the celebration of it)
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) jubilee
every fiftieth year, being the year following the completion of each seventh sabbath of years, at which time all the slaves of Hebrew blood were liberated, and all lands which had been alienated during the whole period reverted to their former owners
2. (noun) jubilee
the joyful commemoration held on the fiftieth anniversary of any event; as, the jubilee of Queen Victoria's reign; the jubilee of the American Board of Missions
3. (noun) jubilee
a church solemnity or ceremony celebrated at Rome, at stated intervals, originally of one hundred years, but latterly of twenty-five; a plenary and extraordinary indulgence grated by the sovereign pontiff to the universal church. One invariable condition of granting this indulgence is the confession of sins and receiving of the eucharist
4. (noun) jubilee
a season of general joy
5. (noun) jubilee
a state of joy or exultation
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Sense: a celebration of a special anniversary (especially the 25th, 50th or 60th) of some event, eg the succession of a king or queen
The king celebrated his golden jubilee (= fiftieth anniversary of his succession) last year.
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 Afrikaans: jubileum, jubelfees; jube |
 Arabic: يوبيل |
 Bulgarian: юбилей |
 Brazilian: jubileu |
 Czech: jubileum, výročí |
 German: das Jubiläum |
 Danish: jubilæum |
 Greek: πανηγυρική επέτειος, ιωβη |
 Spanish: jubileo, aniversario |
 Estonian: juubel |
 Farsi: سالروز؛ بزرگداشت |
 Finnish: riemujuhla |
 French: jubilé |
 Hebrew: חֲגִיגַת יוֹבֵל |
 Hindi: जयन्ती |
 Croatian: jubilej |
 Hungarian: jubileum |
 Indonesian: perayaan istimewa memperi |
 Icelandic: fagnaðarhátíð, afmælishát |
 Italian: giubileo; anniversario |
 Japanese: 記念祭 |
 Korean: 기념(축)제 |
 Lithuanian: jubiliejus |
 Latvian: jubileja |
 Malay: jubli |
 Dutch: jubileum |
 Norwegian: jubileum |
 Polish: jubileusz |
 Persian: سالروز؛ بزرگداشت |
 Pashto: پنځوسم تلين: ياپنڅوسمه كا |
 Portuguese: jubileu |
 Romanian: jubileu |
 Russian: юбилей |
 Slovak: jubileum |
 Slovenian: jubilej |
 Serbian: jubilej |
 Swedish: jubileum |
 Thai: งานฉลองครบรอบ 25 ปี 50 ปี |
 Turkish: kutlama (töreni), jübile |
 Taiwanese: 週年紀念 |
 Ukrainian: ювілей |
 Urdu: خوشی کی تقریب |
 Vietnamese: lễ kỉ niệm |
 Chinese: 周年纪念（特别是 25、50或60周年纪念） |
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