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ex⋅hil⋅a⋅ra⋅tion

[ig-zil-uh-rey-shuhn]
–noun
1. exhilarated condition or feeling.
2. the act of exhilarating.

Origin:
1615–25; < LL exhilarātiōn- (s. of exhilarātiō). See exhilarate, -ion


1. animation, joyousness, jollity, hilarity.
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ex·hil·a·ra·tion   (ĭg-zĭl'ə-rā'shən)   
n.  The state of being stimulated, refreshed, or elated: "Few Yosemite visitors ever see snow avalanches and fewer still know the exhilaration of riding on them" (John Muir).
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