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UK
/dʒˌuːbɪlˈeɪʃən/
]
[ US /ˌdʒubəˈɫeɪʃən/ ]
[ US /ˌdʒubəˈɫeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
- a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
- a feeling of extreme joy
- the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
How To Use jubilation In A Sentence
- Is there continuing jubilation, or has it simmered down a lot?
- This is a day of rejoicing and jubilation, a day of praise and honor, a day of giddy celebration.
- On the fleet of rescue ships the atmosphere was one of jubilation. Times, Sunday Times
- There was jubilation from supporters who had backed the 32-year-old marketing consultant.
- There were scenes of jubilation as the lads brought home the cup and the celebrations went on for several days.
- As opposition MPs scrambled to fill the power vacuum, there was weary disbelief on the streets rather than jubilation. Times, Sunday Times
- The final whistle was greeted with cheers of jubilation and sighs of relief.
- He greeted it with as much relief as jubilation. Times, Sunday Times
- But that moment of total and utter jubilation turned to worry as a stewards inquiry was announced. The Sun
- The pleasures of the palate, especially, acquire unusual importance, and the discovery of some fragrant fruit or succulent vegetable, the addition to the daily stew of a bird or beast unusually flavorous, causes amongst these grown children as much jubilation as a giant cake amongst a horde of holiday urchins. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847.