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jubilation

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ju·bi·la·tion  (jb-lshn)
n.
1.
a. The act of rejoicing.
b. The condition or feeling of being jubilant.
2. A celebration or other expression of joy.

jubilation [ˌdʒuːbɪˈleɪʃən]
n
a feeling of great joy and celebration
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.jubilationjubilation - a feeling of extreme joy            
joy, joyfulness, joyousness - the emotion of great happiness
triumph - the exultation of victory
2.jubilationjubilation - a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
social function, social occasion, occasion, affair, function - a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"
3.jubilation - the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

jubilation
noun joy, triumph, celebration, excitement, ecstasy, jubilee, festivity, elation, jamboree, exultation His resignation was greeted by jubilation on the streets of Sofia.
Translations
jubilation [ˌdʒuːbɪˈleɪʃən] Njúbilo m
jubilation [ˌdʒuːbɪˈleɪʃən] njubilation f
jubilation
nJubel m; a cause for jubilationein Grund zum Jubel; a mood of jubilationeine triumphale Stimmung
jubilation [ˌdʒuːbɪˈleɪʃn] n (emotion) → giubilo
she was full of jubilation at the news of her win → esultò quando seppe di aver vinto
jubilation [ˌdʒuːbɪˈleɪʃn] n (emotion) → giubilo
she was full of jubilation at the news of her win → esultò quando seppe di aver vinto


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And Zarathustra stopped his ears, for just then did the YE-A of the ass mix strangely with the noisy jubilation of those higher men.
The boy gave a loud, high shriek, which, lost in the rest of the shock of sound, might have seemed, indistinctly, though I was so close to him, a note either of jubilation or of terror.
Seal's secret jubilation the rule which forbade discussion of shop at tea-time was overlooked.
 
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