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jubilee

[ joo-buh-lee, joo-buh-lee ]

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noun

the celebration of any of certain anniversaries, as the twenty-fifth silver jubilee, fiftieth golden jubilee, or sixtieth or seventy-fifth diamond jubilee.
the completion of 50 years of existence, activity, or the like, or its celebration:
Our college will celebrate its jubilee next year.
any season or occasion of rejoicing or festivity.
rejoicing or jubilation.
Roman Catholic Church.
1. an appointed year or other period, ordinarily every 25 years ordinary jubilee, in which a plenary indulgence is granted upon repentance and the performance of certain religious acts.
2. a period of time extraordinary jubilee declared by the pope as a time of rejoicing, as for an anniversary, when a plenary indulgence is granted upon repentance and the performance of certain religious acts.
3. Also called jubilee indulgence. the plenary indulgence granted during such a period.
Also Jubi·le. Chiefly Biblical. a yearlong period to be observed by Jews once every 50 years, during which Jewish slaves were to be freed, alienated lands were to be restored to the original owner or an heir, the fields were to be left untilled, and all agricultural labors were to be suspended. Leviticus 25. Compare sabbatical year ( def 2 ).
a Black American folk song concerned with future happiness or deliverance from tribulation.

adjective

flambé ( def 1 ):
We had cherries jubilee for dessert.

jubilee

/ ˈdʒuːbɪˌliː; ˌdʒuːbɪˈliː /

noun

a time or season for rejoicing
a special anniversary, esp a 25th or 50th one
RC Church a specially appointed period, now ordinarily every 25th year, in which special indulgences are granted
Old Testament a year that was to be observed every 50th year, during which Hebrew slaves were to be liberated, alienated property was to be restored, etc
a less common word for jubilation

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Word History and Origins

Origin of jubilee¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English iubile, iubilee, from Middle French jubilé, from Late Latin jūbilaeus, from Greek iōbēlaîos (with ō and ē becoming u and i by assimilation to Latin jūbilāre “to shout for joy”), from Hebrew yōbhēl “ram, ram's horn, ram's horn used as a trumpet, trumpet, jubilee”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of jubilee¹

C14: from Old French jubile, from Late Latin jubilaeus, from Late Greek iōbēlaios, from Hebrew yōbhēl ram's horn, used for the proclamation of the year of jubilee; influenced by Latin jūbilāre to shout for joy

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Example Sentences

In her Silver Jubilee speech she said that while she understood independence aspirations, she wanted to see the UK remain united.

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In the song's music video, Jubilee featured boys and girls backing it up—just as he had described.

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DJ Jubilee dropped the work in his song 1993 classic “Do the Jubilee All.”

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Plus, when we were shooting, it was the time of the Olympics and then the Diamond Jubilee, so he was very busy.

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In her annual Christmas speech, the Queen spoke warmly about her own jubilee and the success of the London Olympics.

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Ive traded and sold everything from a thousand cattle to peddling collar-buttons at the Queens Jubilee.

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The long looked-for jubilee morning had dawned, and we were to her God's messengers, bringing the glad tidings.

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It was a day of jubilee to the colored people, who swarmed out from their cabins and appropriated the plunder.

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There can be no question that 'James Hepburn' is the most notable Scottish story that will be issued in the jubilee year.

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The Venezuela incident and the recent Jubilee ceremonies had fanned imperialist sentiment.

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jubilation jubilee year

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