Meaning & use
Jubilation
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A feeling or expression of great joy and triumph.
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The stadium erupted in jubilation when the final goal was scored.
There was widespread jubilation across the country after the treaty was signed.
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The word traces to the Latin 'jubilare,' meaning to shout for joy, a root it shares with the biblical concept of a jubilee year.
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elationexultation
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