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English
Etymology
From Middle English exultacion, from Old French exultacion, from Latin exsultātiō, exsultātiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɛɡzʌlˈteɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
- Hyphenation: ex‧ul‧ta‧tion
Noun
exultation (countable and uncountable, plural exultations)
- The act of exulting; great joy at success or victory, or at any advantage gained; rapturous delight
- Synonym: triumph
1832, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Heath's Book of Beauty, 1833, The Talisman, pages 65–66:Strange that this idea carried with it something of exultation! so much does the pride of man rejoice in aught that marks him from his fellows, and little does it seem to matter whether that mark be for good or for evil.
Translations
lively joy at success or victory
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin exsultātiō. By surface analysis, exulter + -ation.
Pronunciation
Noun
exultation f (plural exultations)
- exultation
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