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jubilant

[ joo-buh-luhnt ]

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adjective

feeling or showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant:
the cheers of the jubilant victors;
the jubilant climax of his symphony.

jubilant

/ ˈdʒuːbɪlənt /

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First recorded in 1660–70; from Latin jūbilant-, stem of jūbilāns “shouting,” present participle of jūbilāre “to shout, whoop”

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C17: from Latin jūbilāns shouting for joy, from jūbilāre to give a joyful cry, from jūbilum a shout, wild cry

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The Daily Beast spoke to a jubilant League on Tuesday about the behind-the-scenes battle to get The Interview to movie theaters.

And when he reads his admission letter, his jubilant reaction is priceless.

The 91-year-old was in jubilant spirits, toasting the occasion with a cheering group of friends, family, and admirers.

As a TV moment, it was—against every jaded instinct to loathe such things—hopeful, playful, and jubilant.

Now, with rising rates, many are feeling much less jubilant.

Piegan, at this moment, set up a jubilant hallooing down the river, and shortly came rushing back to us.

"Mon enfant," he triumphantly added, with an air of jubilant proprietorship.

It was not a hurrah that they gave so much as a wild, jubilant cry of inexpressible joy.

The same jubilant success was attending the whole army, though not without sharp resistance on the part of the enemy in places.

He was led past the ammunition cases, and the men in their jubilant work of packing the mules.

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