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JUBILATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The utterance of sounds expressing great joy
Synonyms:
exultation; jubilation; rejoicing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("jubilation" is a kind of...):
utterance; vocalization (the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication)
Derivation:
jubilate (to express great joy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
Synonyms:
celebration; jubilation
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("jubilation" is a kind of...):
affair; function; occasion; social function; social occasion (a vaguely specified social event)
Derivation:
jubilate (celebrate a jubilee)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Synonyms:
exultation; jubilance; jubilancy; jubilation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("jubilation" is a kind of...):
joy; joyfulness; joyousness (the emotion of great happiness)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jubilation"):
triumph (the exultation of victory)
Derivation:
jubilate (to express great joy)