jubilee

ju·bi·lee  (jb-l, jb-l)

n.

1.

a. A specially celebrated anniversary, especially a 50th anniversary.

b. The celebration of such an anniversary.

2. A season or an occasion of joyful celebration.

3. Jubilation; rejoicing.

4. often Jubilee Bible In the Hebrew Scriptures, a year of rest to be observed by the Israelites every 50th year, during which slaves were to be set free, alienated property restored to the former owners, and the lands left untilled.

5. often Jubilee Roman Catholic Church A year during which plenary indulgence may be obtained by the performance of certain pious acts.

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[Middle English jubile, from Old French, from Late Latin ibilaeus, the Jewish year of jubilee, alteration (influenced by ibilre, to raise a shout of joy) of Greek iblaios, from iblos, from Hebrew yôbl, ram, ram's horn, jubilee; see ybl in Semitic roots.]

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jubilee

Noun

a special anniversary, esp. a 25th ([silver jubilee]) or 50th one ([golden jubilee]) [Old French jubile, ultimately from Hebrew yōbhēl ram's horn, used for proclamation]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

jubilee - a special anniversary (or the celebration of it) anniversary, day of remembrance - the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it) diamond jubilee - an anniversary celebrating the passage of 60 years silver jubilee - an anniversary celebrating the passage of 25 years

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jubilee

noun celebration, holiday, fête, festival, carnival, festivity, gala

Translations

jubilee [ˈdʒuːbɪliː] n → aniversario;

silver jubilee → vigésimo quinto aniversario

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jubilee [ˈdʒuːbɪliː] n → jubilé m;

silver jubilee → (jubilé du) vingt-cinquième anniversaire

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jubilee [ˈdʒuːbɪliː] n → Jubiläum nt;

silver jubilee → 25-jähriges Jubiläum;

golden jubilee → 50-jähriges Jubiläum

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jubilee [ˈdʒuːbɪliː] n → giubileo;

silver jubilee → venticinquesimo anniversario