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exultance

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ex⋅ul⋅ta⋅tion

  [eg-zuhl-tey-shuhn, ek-suhl-]
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–noun
the act of exulting; lively or triumphant joy, as over success or victory.
Also, ex⋅ult⋅an⋅cy  [ig-zuhl-tn-see] , ex⋅ult⋅ance.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L ex(s)ultātiōn- (s. of ex(s)ultātiō), equiv. to ex(s)ultāt(us) (ptp. of ex(s)ultāre to exult ) + -iōn- -ion
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ex·ult   (ĭg-zŭlt')   
intr.v.   ex·ult·ed, ex·ult·ing, ex·ults

  1. To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant.

  2. Obsolete To leap upward, especially for joy.


[Latin exsultāre : ex-, ex- + saltāre, to dance, frequentative of salīre, to leap; see sel- in Indo-European roots.]
ex·ul'tance, ex·ul'tan·cy n., ex·ult'ing·ly adv.
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exultation 
c.1425, from M.Fr. exulter, from L. exultare, frequentative of exsilire "leap out or up," from ex- "forth" + salire "to leap" (see salient). Notion is of leaping or dancing for joy. Exult in the sense of "rejoice exceedingly" is from 1594.
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