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jubilation

/ˈdʒubəˌleɪʃən/
/dʒubɪˈleɪʃən/
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Other forms: jubilations

Jubilation is a happy word. Where there is jubilation, there are laughter, smiles, laughs, joy, and gladness.

Few things in life are as good as jubilation — this is a word for a lot of happiness and celebration. You can find jubilation at parties, and it often breaks out on holidays. When you get good news, you might feel jubilation. When people say "Yes! or "Woo-hoo!," they are expressing jubilation and are jubilant.

Definitions of jubilation
  1. noun
    a feeling of extreme joy
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    types:
    triumph
    the exultation of victory
    type of:
    joy, joyfulness, joyousness
    the emotion of great happiness
  2. noun
    the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
    synonyms: exultation, rejoicing
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    type of:
    utterance, vocalization
    the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
  3. noun
    a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
    synonyms: celebration
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    type of:
    affair, function, occasion, social function, social occasion
    a vaguely specified social event
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