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English
Etymology
From Old French jubilacion, from Latin iūbilātiō (“a shouting for joy”). Cognate with Spanish jubilación (“retirement”).
Pronunciation
Noun
jubilation (countable and uncountable, plural jubilations)
- A triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation.
2011 October 23, Tom Fordyce, “2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France”, in BBC Sport:The final whistle triggered scenes of wild jubilation at Eden Park as a nation celebrated a repeat of the outcome from the very first World Cup final in 1987.
Translations
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin iūbilātiōnem (“a shouting for joy”). By surface analysis, jubiler + -ation.
Pronunciation
Noun
jubilation f (plural jubilations)
- jubilation
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