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e⋅la⋅tion

  [i-ley-shuhn]
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–noun
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME elacioun (< AF) < L ēlātiōn- (s. of ēlātiō), equiv. to ēlāt(us) (see elate ) + -iōn- -ion
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e·late   (ĭ-lāt')   
tr.v.   e·lat·ed, e·lat·ing, e·lates
To make proud or joyful: Her success elated the family.
adj.  Elated.

[From Latin ēlātus, past participle of efferre, to bring out, exalt : ē-, ex-, ex- + lātus, brought; see telə- in Indo-European roots.]
e·la'tion n.
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Word Origin & History

elation 
c.1386, from O.Fr. elacion, from L. elationem (nom. elatio), from elatus "elevated," pp. of efferre, from ex- "out" + ferre "carry" (see infer). Elate is c.1375, probably from L. elatus. Metaphoric sense of "lifting spirits" was in L. and has always been the principal meaning in Eng.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ela·tion
Pronunciation: i-'lA-sh&n
Function: noun
: pathological euphoria sometimes accompanied by intense pleasure —elat·ed /-'lAt-&d/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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