jubilation
English
editEtymology
editFrom Old French jubilacion, from Latin iūbilātiō (“a shouting for joy”). Cognate with Spanish jubilación (“retirement”).
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
editjubilation (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[1]:
- 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.
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French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin iūbilātiōnem (“a shouting for joy”). By surface analysis, jubiler + -ation.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editjubilation f (plural jubilations)
Further reading
edit- “jubilation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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